Night and day: The moods of a wildfire

There have been extensive evacuations on both sides of Okanagan Lake as concerns raised earlier this week from emergency officials about dry weather and winds have been realized.

As of Friday morning, nearly 2,500 people had been forced from their homes because of the McDougall Creek Wildfire near West Kelowna.

There have also been evacuations because of spot fires making their way over the lake and sparking blazes in the Clifton/McKinley areas.

Latest updates can be foundhere.

For all the wrong reasons this part of the Okanagan has been a focal point of photography and video.

As we all woke up to the realities of this very hot, dry, dangerous, summer, take a look at the various faces of the wildfire situation.