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Bc Wildfire 2021
90% of Lytton destroyed by fire, injuries reported
The Village of Lytton was almost completely destroyed by fire and injuries have been reported,…
As Lytton burns, and new fires overnight, Kamloops fire chief warns: ‘Lytton could be us’
As fire crews assess the damage in Lytton overnight, more than a dozen new fires…
The Village of Lytton is being evacuated
The entire Village of Lytton is being evacuated. Mayor Jan Polder ordered the evacuation of…
Wildfire crews dealing with 8 new blazes in 2 days in Kamloops Fire Centre
Within the last two days, the B.C. Wildfire Service has responded to eight new wildfires.…
Evacuation order issued as new wildfire north of Lillooet grows to 50 square kilometres
B.C. Wildfire Service is battling a 50 square kilometre wildfire north of Lillooet, along West…
150 more properties on evacuation alert as fire northwest of Kamloops keeps growing
An evacuation alert has expanded to include 150 properties northwest of Kamloops Tuesday night as…
Evacuation order issued as wildfire northwest of Kamloops grows to 750 hectares
An evacuation order has been issued for nine properties near the Sparks Lake wildfire raging…
UPDATE: Evacuation alert issued as wildfire northwest of Kamloops grows to 350 hectares
A wildfire northwest of Kamloops has prompted an evacuation alert for nine properties near Red…
Crews attacking wildfire on Okanagan Connector near Merritt
Firefighters from the Merritt Fire Department and the B.C. Wildfire Service are responding to a…
UPDATE: Highway 97 near Peachland re-opened as crews get the better of wildfire
The portion of Highway 97 two kilometres south of Peachland closed earlier as crews worked…
Largest of 3 new wildfires in South Okanagan being held
Three wildfires started in the South Okanagan yesterday with one reaching almost 50 hectares in…
B.C. Wildfire Service ready for heat wave in southern Interior
B.C. Wildfire Service is prepared for the heat as temperatures soar in the Thompson-Okanagan. The…
iN VIDEO: Another wildfire sparked along Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops
A wildfire has broken out near the Inks Lake interchange outside of Kamloops and is…
Wildfire near Lytton continues to burn out of control; partial lifting of evacuation alert
An evacuation alert for some of the several properties in the vicinity of the wildfire…
Fire near Lytton spread across steep terrain, BC Wildfire Service says
The blaze south of Lytton has grown to 350 hectares, BC Wildfire Service says. The…
Drone hampers efforts of B.C. Wildfire Service fighting large wildfire near Lytton
A drone is hampering the efforts of B.C. Wildfire Service crews currently fighting a 250-hectare…
Wildfire near Lytton still out of control
A large wildfire near Lytton is still considered to be out of control this morning.…
Highly-visible wildfire sparked close to Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops
Fire crews are responding to a highly visible wildfire near Kamloops and the Coquihalla Highway…
Evacuation alerts continue as wildfire near Lytton grows to 110 hectares
The wildfire burning near Lytton in the Fraser Canyon has grown to 110 hectares and…
Wildfire south of Lytton reaches 60 hectares, evacuation alert issued
An evacuation alert has been issued for a small number of properties in the Lytton…
UPDATE: 9 hectare grassfire near Merritt under control
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are monitoring for hotspots after a grassfire sparked by a vehicle…
Record-breaking dry conditions in Okanagan don’t bode well for summer wildfire season
As we move through the month of June, the threat of an active wildfire season…
Open burning ban in Kamloops Fire Centre to start next week
Dry conditions have prompted the B.C. Wildfire Service to issue an open burning ban for…
Penticton implements fire ban as dry conditions continue
Continued dry weather has resulted in the first of the summer’s fire bans in the…