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Deliberately set grassfire in Kelowna has police looking for witnesses
RCMP say a grassfire in Kelowna last night appears to have been deliberately set. The…
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway closed northbound near Highway 3 interchange
A vehicle fire had the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway closed between Hope and…
‘Truly aggressive’: Nk’Mip fire mapped at 2,000 and expected to grow
The Nk’Mip Creek fire burning near Osoyoos is currently mapped at 2,000 hectares and is…
Evacuations ordered for new Sicamous area fire; boats asked to stay off lake
B.C. Wildfire crews have been sent to the Shuswap to assist the Sicamous and Swansea…
Quick action keeps grass fire away from West Kelowna road and boats
Workers at Shelter Bay Marina in West Kelowna kept a grass fire from spreading until…
Brenda Creek wildfire expected to grow; crews dousing hotspots near power line
The 450-hectare wildfire burning northwest of Peachland, near Highway 97 C, continues to get regionwide…
185 hectare wildfire burning southwest of Merritt
A wildfire burning roughly 45 kilometres southwest of Merritt is mapped at 185 hectares. The…
‘Life and death situation’: Mayor concerned as wildfire threatens only hydro transmission line into West Kelowna
West Kelowna’s mayor is concerned a single transmission line supplying electricity to the entire city…
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 grows to 5,000 ha
A wildfire burning near Okanagan Falls has grown to 5,000 hectares. Aydan Coray, fire information…
100 Mile House on evacuation alert due to wildfire
The District of 100 Mile House is now on an evacuation alert due to a…
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…
West Kelowna neighbours avert potential disaster with quick response
The quick actions of residents in a West Kelowna neighbourhood may have averted disaster. “We…
Embleton Mountain fire grows to 250 hectares
Fanned by heavy winds, the Embleton Mountain fire burning west of Sun Peaks grew to…
Wildfire threatens cat-skiing lodge in Shuswap
A wildfire in a remote area of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District is threatening a…
Wildfire west of Sun Peaks grows in size
A wildfire located to the west of Sun Peaks has grown to 10 hectares since…
B.C. firefighters continue to make progress on wildfire northwest of Kamloops
A wildfire burning to the southwest of Kamloops did not see any growth overnight. The…
Fire behind West Kelowna church considered suspicious
A fire that started Friday night behind the Grace Baptist Church in the West Kelowna…
Kamloops residents organizing ‘buddy system’ to ensure no one left behind in emergencies
The recent wildfire evacuations in Kamloops's Juniper Ridge neighbourhood has sparked the idea of establishing…
West Kelowna grass fire knocks out power
A grass fire that took off shortly before 11:30 a.m. today, July 7, was quickly…
2 wildfires near Lake Country holding steady but still out of control
Two fires sparked near Lake Country are still classified as out of control, but they’re…
Kamloops promises 2nd paved road to neighbourhood evacuated by interface fire
In the wake of the Kamloops East wildfire that burned between two Kamloops neighbourhoods, city…
Firefighters holding perimeter at Sparks Lake Wildfire
Over 200 people are working to maintain a perimeter around the Sparks Lake Wildfire, which…
Keeper of Chinese history in B.C. destroyed in fire
A keeper of B.C.’s history was razed this week in the Lytton fire. The Lytton…