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As rain started to land on the last West Kelowna neighbourhood threatened by the McDougall Creek wildfire Sunday, a joyful sound emerged: South African fire crews sang a rain song.

As rain started to land on the last West Kelowna neighbourhood threatened by the McDougall Creek wildfire Sunday, a joyful sound emerged: South African fire crews sang a rain song.

Alesha Campbell's daughter Maddie, 5, used to look forward to 'Forest Fridays,' when she and kindergarten classmates would walk through the woods behind her West Kelowna school.

Active firefighting is underway in a number of neighbourhoods and ongoing dangers like downed power lines, hazardous materials, damaged trees, debris and equipment pose risks.

West Kelowna’s fire chief knows exactly how eager evacuees are to get home now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is more manageable.

"If you're seeing smoke or small amounts of glowing within the fire's perimeter, we're aware of those and we have members on the ground patrolling."

“If you’re seeing smoke or small amounts of glowing within the fire’s perimeter, we’re aware of those and we have members on the ground patrolling.”

“If you’re seeing smoke or small amounts of glowing within the fire’s perimeter, we’re aware of those and we have members on the ground patrolling.”

West Kelowna's fire chief knows exactly how eager evacuees are to get home now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is more manageable.

Three houses and two outbuildings were lost in Kelowna, another three homes in Lake Country, and an estimated 100 in areas like Traders Cove, and Lake Okanagan Resort.