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Bc Wildfire 2021
Public information meeting to be held on Thompson Nicola Regional District wildfires
A public information session will be held later today to provide an update on the…
185 hectare wildfire burning southwest of Merritt
A wildfire burning roughly 45 kilometres southwest of Merritt is mapped at 185 hectares. The…
Wildfire near Sun Peaks grows to more than 600 hectares
A wildfire burning near the community of Sun Peaks is now more than 600 hectares…
Wildfire threatening Shuswap community still burning out of control
A wildfire that has caused an evacuation alert for the community of Seymour Arm is…
Area restriction in effect for 500 ha Brenda Creek wildfire near West Kelowna
An area restriction will soon be in effect near a 500-hectare wildfire burning to the…
Wildfire near Ashcroft grows to 4,000 hectares in size
A wildfire burning to the south of Ashcroft has significantly grown to 4,000 hectares. The…
Wildfire causing evacuation alert for Westwold now at 2,500 hectares
A wildfire burning roughly 56 kilometres northeast of Merritt has reached 2,500 hectares in size.…
BC SPCA in Kamloops trying to reunite owners with pets separated by wildfires
The BC SPCA is trying to find the owners of some stray pets found in…
Evacuation alert issued due to wildfire near Mabel Lake in North Okanagan
An evacuation alert has been issued for residents in the Mabel Lake area in the…
Canadian Armed Forces arrive in Kamloops to help with wildfire season
After a request was sent by Premier John Horgan for federal assistance with wildfire season,…
Securing perimeters main tactic today for crews battling blazes around Kamloops
The large wildfires burning in Kamloops area have grown, most significantly the Tremont Creek wildfire…
Wildfire near Okanagan Falls now mapped at 5,500 ha
A wildfire burning near Okanagan Falls is now mapped at 5,500 hectares. The Thomas Creek…
Goose Lake wildfire near Kamloops being held
A wildfire that sparked yesterday morning near Kamloops is now being held by firefighters. The…
TNRD calls for provincial state of emergency
One of B.C.'s hardest hit regions is calling on the provincial government to declare a…
Wildfire near Sun Peaks sees ‘minimal growth’
A wildfire burning near Sun Peaks has seen minimal growth in the last 24 hours.…
UPDATE: Goose Lake fire near Kamloops mapped at 33 hectares
Kamloops Fire Rescue and B.C. Wildfire Service are battling a wildfire that was reported this…
Wildfire discovered southwest of Revelstoke yesterday already at 240 ha
A new wildfire burning to the southwest of Revelstoke is suspected to be human caused.…
UPDATE: Wildfire northwest of Peachland exhibiting ‘aggressive fire behavior’
A wildfire located to the south of the Okanagan Connector is now estimated to be…
UPDATE: Evacuation alerts expanded near Ashcroft as wildfire more than doubles in size
The Tremont Creek wildfire near Ashcroft has more than doubled in size today due to…
Wildfire crews work to establish guards around Okanagan’s largest wildfire
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are working to establish fire guards around the Okanagan's biggest wildfire…
100 Mile House on evacuation alert due to wildfire
The District of 100 Mile House is now on an evacuation alert due to a…
Shuswap community placed on evacuation alert due to wildfire
A small Shuswap community has been placed on evacuation alert by the Columbia Shuswap Regional…
Good Samaritans praised for dousing grassfire along Highway 33 near Kelowna
Joe Rich firefighters didn’t have to worry about a small grassfire that sparked along Highway…
Firefighters respond to 5 suspected human-caused fires near Kamloops
Firefighters from B.C. Wildfire Service and Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to five wildfires near Kamloops…