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Bc Wildfire 2019
Crews working on two lightning-caused wildfires east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Two lightning-caused wildfires that ignited east of Kamloops yesterday have not shown much…
Two small wildfires spark east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — B.C. Wildfire Service personnel are currently responding to two small wildfires near Pritchard…
Fire ban set for Okanagan next week
OKANAGAN – Open fires larger than the average campfire will be restricted in the Okanagan,…
Wildfire crews continue to battle out of control fire west of Kamloops
SAVONA — The wildfire burning in dry grass and sage west of Kamloops is still…
UPDATE: More support requested to fight 100 hectare wildfire west of Kamloops
SAVONA — Wildfire crews are attacking a grass fire along the Trans-Canada Highway west of…
Small wildfire reported south of Monashee Provincial Park
A B.C. Wildfire crew is working to put out a small fire burning at Larson…
Fire crews respond to small fire southwest of Sorrento
SORRENTO — A small wildfire has ignited in the Shuswap near Squilax Mountain. B.C. Wildfire…
Crews attack wildfire at Stump Lake south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Wildfire crews are battling a blaze that was spotted this afternoon at…
B.C. to use grazing cattle as preventative measure against wildfires
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Cattlemen's Association and the B.C. government are joining forces for a new endeavuor…
UPDATE: Three wildfires west of Kamloops now under control and being held
KAMLOOPS — Firefighters have made progress on three wildfires that started yesterday afternoon near Savona.…
UPDATE: Three small wildfires break out near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Three small wildfires are currently burning just outside of Kamloops after some lightning…
Small ‘person caused’ wildfire near Sicamous
SICAMOUS – B.C. Wildfire crews have been called in to assist with a fire near…
Richter Creek fire fully contained, evacuation alerts dropped
PENTICTON – B.C.Wildfire continued to gain ground on suppression efforts at the Richter Creek fire…
Crews make progress on aggressive wildfire near Osoyoos
PENTICTON – B.C. Wildfire is reporting some success in their efforts to control the Richter…
UPDATE: Evacuation alert issued for a single property due to Richter Creek wildfire
PENTICTON – An evacuation alert has been issued for a single property threatened by a…
iN PHOTOS: Wildfire east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An out-of-control fire is raging east of Kamloops. Hannah Swift, fire information officer,…
See smoke? Don’t panic, there’s a planned burn south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Wildfire Service wants Kamloops and nearby communities to know they may…
Small Westside forest fire likely human caused
KELOWNA – A small forest fire off the Bear Creek Main Forest Service Road is…
Firefighters making ‘good progress’ on wildfire east of Merritt
MERRITT – Fire crews are fighting a wildfire approximately 35 kilometres east of Merritt today,…
UPDATE: Shuswap wildfires both under control
CHASE – Both wildfires burning near Chase are now under control. The Kamloops-Shuswap Road and…
B.C. Wildfire on watch for ‘overwintering’ fires in Interior
KAMLOOPS — B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people to keep an eye out for "overwintering"…
Logging on Kelowna’s South Slopes will create park-like setting and ward off wildfires
KELOWNA – When government agencies go to work thinning out the forest near urban areas,…