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Bc Wildfire
Multi-hectare burn planned for Lytton area
LYTTON – If smoke fills the sky near the end of the month near Lytton,…
Controlled burns could mean smoky skies for South Okanagan
OSOYOOS – The skies in the South Okanagan could be a little smoky starting next…
UPDATE: Firefighters make short work of grass fire near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters worked quickly to put out a fire that spread to nearby grass…
South Spencer Road fire now 55 per cent contained; fire crews continue direct attack
LYTTON – The South Spencer Road fire that prompted several evacuation orders is now 55…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Lytton now 50 per cent contained; residents to start returning home
UPDATE: 2:20 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2 The South Spencer Road fire is now 50 per…
UPDATE: Progress made on South Spencer Road fire near Lytton
UPDATE: 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 Media release from B.C. Wildfire: LYTTON – Due to…
UPDATE: Kokanee road fire contained
VERNON – Fire fighters contained a blaze that started early yesterday afternoon. B.C Wildfire says…
Wolfe Creek fire near Princeton now 75 per cent contained
PENTICTON – A wildfire near Princeton caused the closure of Highway 3 last night. Fire…
UPDATE: ‘Vigorous’ wildfire above Peachland now contained
PEACHLAND – Yesterday, Aug. 26, firefighters jumped on a "vigorous" rank two fire west of…
Bear Creek fire contained as province urges fire caution in Southern Interior this weekend
ALMOST HALF THE WILDFIRES THIS SEASON HAVE BEEN HUMAN-CAUSED THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Even as B.C. Wildfire…
UPDATE: Jackpine Lake fire mostly contained; no threats to homes
WEST KELOWNA – A rank one wildfire continues to smoulder near Jackpine Lake about 18…
UPDATE: Wildfire west of downtown Enderby now out and under investigation
ENDERBY – Emergency personnel weren’t taking any chances with a wildfire just west of downtown…
Spike in abandoned campfires in Kamloops Fire Centre on long weekend
KAMLOOPS – Vacationers in the region's campgrounds need to check their fires before leaving. With…
Grass fire near Scandia dealt with quickly
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Fire Department is reminding residents to properly dispose of burning cigarettes…
Cause of West Kelowna wildfire still unknown
KELOWNA – West Kelowna Fire Rescue has concluded its investigation into a wildfire last week…
Cigarette butts likely caused a small grass fire in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Discarded cigarette butts were found near the centre of brush that caught fire…
Open burning bans begin this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Poorly planned open burning has led to dozens of wildfires in the Kamloops…
RCMP guiding traffic through smoke from prescribed burn near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT – Police are currently on Highway 1 about 10 kilometres east of Cache Creek…
Prescribed burn underway near Lytton
LYTTON – An active fire is underway near Lytton, but not to worry, this one…
Open burning ban partially lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS – Open burning will soon be allowed throughout the fire centre, though residents in…
Wildfire evacuation alert lifted near Oliver
OLIVER – The evacuation alert sparked by the Testalinden Creek fire burning near Oliver has…
Controlled burns planned near Oliver
OLIVER – Expect to see an increase in smoke if you are in the South…
Number of hectares burned in Kamloops Fire Centre nearly triple over last year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With 455 wildfires already on the books in the Kamloops Fire Centre, this…
‘Too soon’ say critics of decision to lift campfire ban
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Some fire-shocked B.C. residents are questioning the decision by the Ministry of Forests to lift the campfire ban that has been in place since early July. The ministry announced Monday afternoon the ban would be lifted on Crown lands and campsites in the South East and Kamloops fire centres and many communities and regional districts...