Bc Wildfire 2022

Kamloops woman pleads guilty to arson for setting wildfires
A Kamloops woman has pleaded guilty today to starting several small fires last spring in…

Kamloops woman facing arson charges for starting wildfires near Monte Lake
A 42-year-old woman has been charged with arson after several small fires were spotted in…

How a La Niña winter could impact B.C.’s Wildfire Season
It’s still too early to say how next year’s wildfire season may look but a…

Smoke plume near West Kelowna from prescribed burn
The thick plume of smoke coming from the West Kelowna area is a prescribed burn.…

Two late-season human-caused wildfires sparked near West Kelowna
A late-season wildfire sparked near West Kelowna yesterday has grown tenfold. The Esperon Lake wildfire,…

Kelowna woman arrested for starting fires in North Okanagan
Vernon RCMP have arrested a 44-year-old Kelowna woman for allegedly deliberately starting fires along Highway…

UPDATE: Winds expected to increase wildfire activity near Highway 3
The B.C. Wildfire Service is expecting fire activity will increase this afternoon on a wildfire…

Rail companies started 15 fires in 2019, face more than $200K in costs, fines
Rail companies caused 15 wildfires in 2019 and now they have to pay the bill.…

Low air quality as wildfire smoke continues to blanket Thompson-Okanagan
A special air quality statement has been extended or issued for most of B.C. due…

Wildfires prompt smoky skies warning across B.C. Interior
Several large wildfires burning in B.C., and south of the border in Washington state and…

Out of control wildfire near Hope impacting traffic on Trans-Canada
Drivers are being asked not to stop on Highway 1 in the Hope area due…

Jack Creek wildfire puts residents near Peachland on evacuation alert
A wildfire overlooking the Okanagan Connector has triggered an evacuation alert for 17 properties along…

Blue Mountain wildfire southwest of Penticton is 50 hectares
The Okanagan sky changed from blue to orange last night due to a new wildfire…

Expect smoke in Kamloops and the Okanagan for the next few days
While no air quality warnings have been issued in the Thompson-Okanagan, wildfire smoke is evident…

Wildfire-fighting airplanes takes their final flight from Penticton this week
The Convair 580 air tankers stationed in Penticton that have reliably served in the never-ending…