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Cattle walk and graze at a ranch as the Bradley Creek wildfire burns in the distance, in Vernon, B.C., Monday, Aug. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck FILE — People in Lake Country, British Columbia, watch as the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside across Okanagan Lake, near Fintry, Aug. 3, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File) When Tom Davison's son-in-law invested in firefighting equipment for their orchard near Vernon, B.C., after a wildfire swept past in 2021, Davison wasn't sure the hoses would get much use. He figured the blaze, which caused smoke damage to the property, would be a once-a-century experience. But after high winds pushed flames up to the fence line of Davison Orchards' property on Aug.
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They are among a number of farmers and ranchers in B.C. defying wildfire evacuation orders in order to protect their homes and livelihoods built over generations.
