Bc Wildfire 2015
Evacuation alerts possible as U.S. fire chars its way toward Canadian border
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Two southern British Columbia communities have been warned that evacuation alerts are possible as a huge wildfire burns in Washington state, just south of the Canadian border.
Progress on Rock Creek wildfire, but wind could challenge firefighters
ROCK CREEK – Firefighters have made progress containing the Rock Creek fire east of Osoyoos, but changing weather could be their biggest foe.
Firefighters and residents knock down brush fire near Okanagan Falls
OKANAGAN FALLS - A brush fire which broke out this afternoon near Okanagan Falls in the South Okanagan is already contained thanks to the quick response from fire crews and residents. The blaze was reported around 4 p.m., Aug. 20, next to McLean Creek Road about two kilometres east of Okanagan Falls, next to Meyer's...
Slow but steady progress corralling the Rock Creek wildfire
ROCK CREEK – Progress is being made on the huge wildfire which has destroyed 30 homes and 15 other buildings in the Boundary region.
No sign of rumoured video showing tossed cigarette starting B.C. wildfire
ROCK CREEK – Days after a wildfire destroyed 30 homes in southeast British Columbia, rumoured video of a tossed cigarette that sparked the blaze hasn't been found.
Oliver wineries confident wildfires won’t affect quality of crop
OKANAGAN - The full effects of Friday’s wildfires on Oliver wineries may not be known for awhile but winery owners are breathing a sigh of relief no wineries have been lost during the blazes. Fire crews continue to make progress in their efforts to quench the Testalinden Creek and Wilsons Mountain fires this week. What still...
UPDATE: Crew mopping up after wildfire near Brenda Mines
WEST KELOWNA - B.C. Wildfire is moping up a wildfire about five kilometres south of the Brenda Mines, near Peachland Creek. Fire information officer Kelsey Winter says an air tanker used fire retardant to box in the 0.5 hectare fire northwest of Peachland, named the Boliver Forestry Service Road fire. Once that was in place,...
Rock Creek wildfire destroys 29 homes
ROCK CREEK, B.C. – Twenty-nine homes have been confirmed lost in an immense wildfire in British Columbia's Boundary region, several days after the blaze sparked and forced hundreds from their homes.
Rock Creek wildfire forces evacuations, burns buildings
ROCK CREEK, B.C. – When Jackie Neugebaur saw towering flames leap from the hills onto a highway next to her campground in British Columbia's Boundary region, she knew she had to run.
Highways closed, smoke fills the sky as wildfires take over Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A hot, dry week followed by a lightning storm that moved through the region has led to an increase in aggressive fire activity in the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres today. Currently Highways 33 and 3 are closed because of a 350-hectare wildfire that is growing rapidly near Rock Creek. The fire was...
Lightning strikes keep crews hopping dousing wildfires
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Thunderstorms moving through the region ignited several new fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre. The fire danger rating for the Kamloops Fire Centre is high to extreme, with more lightning in the forecast for today, Aug. 13. “We did see lightning move through the area, followed by reports of fires yesterday, so we...
Smoke over Southern Interior from Coastal Fire Centre
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Smoke drifting into the Southern Interior is likely coming from the 1,370-hectare Harrison Lake fire that has been burning for just over a week now. As of 4 p.m. the air quality health index was sitting at a low rating throughout the region but Melissa Klassen of B.C. Wildfire says the smoke rolling...
Grass fire near Keremeos under control
KEREMEOS – Two hours after it was spotted this morning, a grass fire near Keremeos is under control. Firefighters with the Keremeos Fire Department and a three-person initial attack crew from B.C. Wildfire are on the scene mopping up the fire about 8 kilometres west of the village along Highway 3, according to fire information...
Keremeos wildfire leaves two homeless
PENTICTON - A human-caused wildfire west of Keremeos has left two people homeless. The grass fire broke out at about 8:30 a.m. this morning, Aug. 8, along Highway 3 about eight kilometres west of Keremeos, according to Keremeos fire chief Jordy Bosscha. Bosscha says a mobile home, a number of outbuildings and numerous farm implements...
Big fires down but not out in Kamloops Fire Centre
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The only two wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire Centre have been downgraded to patrol status. Shelter Cove fire off Westside Road near Kelowna and Bolean Lake fire near Falkland were downgraded August 5 and will now be monitored by crews of five firefighters. “Patrol status means they are done active fire...