You definitely weren't 5 yet - it was pre Okanagan Mountain Park fire which was in August 2003 - probably the springtime of that year so you would have just turned 4. Funny enough, watching TV(!) coverage of the trestles burning is one of my enduring memories from when we lived in Sorrento.
Wow, I didn't realise it was that early. I only have a couple of very hazy memories.