BC Wildfire 2023

Eight new wildfires burning northeast of Kamloops
Multiple wildfires flared up near Kamloops Wednesday afternoon The BC Wildfire Service says the cause…

UPDATE: North Okanagan wildfire evacuation orders rescinded
UPDATE July 8, 6:59 a.m.: Evacuations in the Township of Spallumcheen were rescinded last night…

Rising temperatures, forecast lightning in Thompson-Okanagan worries wildfire officials
The fear of wildfire this summer is greater in the BC’s northeast, along with parts…

Campfire ban set to return in Kamloops and Okanagan regions
Hot dry weather has sparked a campfire ban to be reimposed in the Kamloops Fire…

Crews responding to wildfire near Fintry park north of West Kelowna
BC Wildfire Service is responding to a wildfire near Fintry Provincial Park on the westside…

Okanagan and Kamloops dodge wildfires from lightning storms, maybe
Only one new wildfire started in the Kamloops Forest District in the last 24 hours.…

Campfire ban in Thompson-Okanagan to be lifted
There's good news for anyone planning on going camping this weekend as the campfire ban…

Campfire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this week
The BC Wildfire Service is banning campfires throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre as of this…

Wildfire near Peachland still growing out of control
The Pigeon Creek Wildfire, about 6.5 km west of Peachland, continues to burn out of…

UPDATE: Wildfire discovered near Peachland continues to grow
A B.C. Wildfire Service initial attack crew is responding to a wildfire discovered last night…

Wildfire along railway across lake from Tobiano near Kamloops
BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new fire across Kamloops Lake from Tobiano this…

Crews on scene for wildfire near Sun Peaks
BC Wildfire Service has eight firefighters at the scene of a new fire near Sun…

One wildfire discovered in the Shuswap after lightning storm
At least one wildfire started in the Shuswap after last night’s lightning storm. The fire…

UPDATE: Wildfire in Silver Star foothills above Vernon extinguished
Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire in the Silver Star foothills above Vernon. A plume of…

Wildfire smoke should begin to clear in Kamloops, Okanagan today
The air quality is so bad in Kamloops today that it’s off the scale. The…