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Bc Wildfire 2022
FireSmart reaches out to garden pros to help protect South Okanagan homes
It may be the middle of winter but FireSmart is already working to mitigate the…
Kamloops woman pleads guilty to arson for setting wildfires
A Kamloops woman has pleaded guilty today to starting several small fires last spring in…
How a La Niña winter could impact B.C.’s Wildfire Season
It’s still too early to say how next year’s wildfire season may look but a…
Smoke plume near West Kelowna from prescribed burn
The thick plume of smoke coming from the West Kelowna area is a prescribed burn.…
Two late-season human-caused wildfires sparked near West Kelowna
A late-season wildfire sparked near West Kelowna yesterday has grown tenfold. The Esperon Lake wildfire,…
UPDATE: Winds expected to increase wildfire activity near Highway 3
The B.C. Wildfire Service is expecting fire activity will increase this afternoon on a wildfire…
Rail companies started 15 fires in 2019, face more than $200K in costs, fines
Rail companies caused 15 wildfires in 2019 and now they have to pay the bill.…
Low air quality as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Thompson-Okanagan
A special air quality statement has been extended or issued for most of B.C. due…
Wildfires prompt smoky skies warning across B.C. Interior
Several large wildfires burning in B.C., and south of the border in Washington state and…
Out of control wildfire near Hope impacting traffic on Trans-Canada
Drivers are being asked not to stop on Highway 1 in the Hope area due…
Jack Creek wildfire puts residents near Peachland on evacuation alert
A wildfire overlooking the Okanagan Connector has triggered an evacuation alert for 17 properties along…
Blue Mountain wildfire southwest of Penticton is 50 hectares
The Okanagan sky changed from blue to orange last night due to a new wildfire…
Expect smoke in Kamloops and the Okanagan for the next few days
While no air quality warnings have been issued in the Thompson-Okanagan, wildfire smoke is evident…
Wildfire-fighting airplanes takes their final flight from Penticton this week
The Convair 580 air tankers stationed in Penticton that have reliably served in the never-ending…
Campfire bans being lifted in Thompson-Okanagan in time for the long weekend
This should make a lot of campers happy — campfires are returning in time for…