Pool Patrol to Donate 10% of August Sales to Wildfire Relief

Photo taken by Allan’s security camera in Naramata, with a view of the Summerland Bradley Creek fire from across the lake on the night of August 7, 2026.

Update: The Cheque Is Delivered!

Allan Horwood recently walked into the Mamas for Mamas location on Dolphin Avenue in Kelowna and handed over Pool Patrol's August donation in person. He called ahead, dropped it off, and didn't stick around for a photo op. "We made a promise, and we followed through," says Allan. "It's very helpless, not doing anything. When I dropped off that cheque, I felt like, okay, I've done something."

For Allan, the harder needs start after the evacuation orders lift. "What does Christmas look like for these people that lost their house? Do the children still get a present?" he asks. "Everybody went back to school, and if you lost everything, maybe you need a backpack. Insurance will kick in for those who had insurance, but it takes forever. Just because the fire is put out doesn't mean the needs aren't still there."

Allan Horwood delivers Pool Patrol's August wildfire relief donation to the Mamas for Mamas team in Kelowna.

Two large wildfires of note tore through the Okanagan Valley in the first weeks of August 2026. The Bald Range wildfire forced more than 20,000 people out of their homes in Summerland and Peachland, and the Bradley Creek wildfire has been burning along Westside Road near Vernon, according to the BC Wildfire Service. 

Owner Allan Horwood says the fires disrupted things right at his own place in Naramata this month, where his family watched Summerland go up in flames from across the Okanagan Lake. Allan opened his home to displaced community members, then donated clothing and Canadian Tire gift cards to the evacuees. 

Wanting to do a whole lot more, Allan said he “wanted Pool Patrol to do something. This one hit really close to home.”

10% of August Sales go to Mamas for Mamas Fire Support Fund

We're putting Pool Patrol's name behind Mamas for Mamas, a BC nonprofit currently coordinating wildfire relief for families impacted across the Okanagan, the Shuswap, and Kamloops. "The fires in the Okanagan have impacted so many people, and there's so much need right now," says Horwood.

Mamas for Mamas is directing support to families displaced by the fires, supplies for first responders working the lines, and help for temporary farm workers and unsheltered residents caught in evacuation zones, the groups that usually fall through the cracks in a disaster response. They're one of several local efforts stepping up right now, alongside the Canadian Red Cross and the Community Foundation North Okanagan's wildfire response fund.

 "We felt compelled to do something. We're partnering with Mamas for Mamas, and offering 10% of all our sales in August." — Allan Horwood, Pool Patrol Founder

A New Fire-Readiness Offering is on the Horizon

Pool Patrol is working on a demo and potential partnership with Fight Fire First (featured on Shark Tank). It’s an at-home firehose system that connects to a home's existing pool pump, thereby using the existing pool water as a reservoir in an emergency. Stay tuned!

Pool Patrol installs and services automatic and manual pool covers across the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan, and Vancouver Island, from hubs in Vancouver and Kelowna. Learn more at about Pool Patrol.