# Source note — Hwy 97 / 201 FSR detour and NASA INSPYRE image updates

## Facebook lead 1 — Beaverdell group / DriveBC screenshot
- Original share: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19KM8MFE9x/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Resolved post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/183989963866552/posts/1226347049630833/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Public title/description: “Community Update re the 201 FSR” from Beaverdell BC and area community.
- Image content: DriveBC route closure for Penticton to Kelowna / Highway 97 Summerland fire. It shows closure from in Peachland, 500m north of Hardy St, to Pyramid Picnic Area at Kickininee Provincial Park; DriveBC text says wildfire, closed, watch for traffic control, estimated opening not available; commercial traffic via Hwy 33; local traffic via Penticton to Hwy 33 / Carmi Ave / Beaverdell Rd / 201 FSR / Okanagan Falls Rd / McCulloch Rd.
- Official source checked: https://www.drivebc.ca/advisories/hwy97-summerland-fire

## Facebook lead 2 — VibrantVictoria / NASA ER-2 image
- Original share: https://www.facebook.com/share/1H25jTiYRC/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Resolved photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1682963900026404&set=a.782828250039978&type=3
- Visible post text says NASA has been flying above southern B.C. using a modified U2 aircraft known as an ER-2, collecting data for INSPYRE, the INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment, to investigate the role of pyrocumulonimbus in the earth system and links to extreme wildfire behaviour.
- Image content: aircraft-tracking map labelled NASA806 / U2 / United States-NASA over southern/central B.C.; map labels include Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria and Wells Gray Park.
- Official sources checked: NASA ER-2 aircraft page, NASA/ESPO INSPYRE page, NASA Air INSPYRE page.

## Official sources checked
- DriveBC Hwy 97 Summerland fire advisory: https://www.drivebc.ca/advisories/hwy97-summerland-fire
- BC Wildfire Dashboard: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/dashboard
- EmergencyInfoBC wildfire page: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/hazard/wildfire
- NASA ER-2 aircraft: https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/aircraft/ER-2
- NASA/ESPO INSPYRE: https://espo.nasa.gov/inspyre
- NASA Air INSPYRE archive/project page: https://www-air.larc.nasa.gov/missions/inspyre/index.html

## Evidence labels
- **Officially supported:** DriveBC says the Hwy 97 Summerland fire closure has a detour via Forest Service Road 201 and Hwy 33, and explicitly says the forest service road route is for passenger vehicles only.
- **Officially supported:** NASA/ESPO describes INSPYRE as a mission to study pyrocumulonimbus and links to extreme wildfire behaviour using NASA aircraft including ER-2/G-III and ground/satellite/model data.
- **Image-supported:** The VibrantVictoria image shows a NASA806 / U2 / United States-NASA flight track over B.C.
- **Caution:** social screenshots can be partial or stale. Emergency routes, evacuation orders and road closures can change quickly. Use DriveBC, EmergencyInfoBC, RDOS/Central Okanagan and BC Wildfire Service for current instructions.