Bc Wildfire 2017

Saving Bonaparte: The men who stayed behind to battle the Elephant Hill wildfire
KAMLOOPS – Facing the destruction of their homes on the Bonaparte Reserve near Cache Creek,…

UPDATED: Crews get a handle on grass fire on Highway 33 in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fire crews remain on the scene of a grass fire just off of…

Re-entry meeting organised for Loon Lake residents
KAMLOOPS – A re-entry meeting is being arranged for any property owner returning to the…

Wildfire evacuees from Loon Lake can return home
KAMLOOPS – The Elephant Hill wildfire is not an imminent threat so property owners in…

UPDATE: Small wildfire near Peachland in mop-up stage
KAMLOOPS – Crews hit a wildfire that started near Peachland hard late this afternoon and…

Some Kamloops doctors want Health Ministry to set the record straight on air quality
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society has reached out to the…

No evidence of connection between two West Kelowna wildfires in two days
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna Fire Rescue can’t confirm arson was involved in either of…

Small wildfire in Glen Canyon last night was human-caused
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna firefighters had to hike and set up specialized equipment in…

Wildfire evacuated Bonaparte, Criss Creek residents allowed home
KAMLOOPS – The immediate threat to property and life in the Bonaparte and Criss Creek…

Retired fire chief in small B.C. community defies wildfire evacuation order
70 MILE HOUSE – When retired firefighter Brad Potter decided to stay behind and defy…

Elephant Hill fire poses ‘no significant threat’ to City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Elephant Hill wildfire is burning far enough away from the City of…

UPDATE: Human-caused wildfire near Naramata contained
PENTICTON – The local fire chief says crews were lucky they knocked down a wildfire…

Conservation officers near Elephant Hill wildfire rescue bear with head in plastic bucket
KAMLOOPS – Members of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service have been busy this summer assisting…

Wildfire evacuees in Monte Lake can go home
KAMLOOPS – Residents in Monte Lake who have been evacuated or living under the cloud…

Smoky skies bulletin is back for the B.C. Interior
After rescinding the smoky skies advisory due to a change in the weather on the…