Fire

UPDATE: Glenmore fire officially held; evacuation alerts for Wilden and area
KELOWNA – Fire crews have managed to hold the interface fire in Glenmore but evacuation…

How grass and sage brush fires compare to forest fires
KAMLOOPS – Fighting wildfires isn't as simple as extinguishing the flames and heading home — different…

Transients start small grass fire in Kelowna overnight
KELOWNA – Kelowna firefighters knocked down a grass fire at the base of Knox Mountain…

UPDATE: Mount Eneas is now over 1,500 hectares but it’s good news for crews
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire burn operations successfully merged two wildfires together yesterday. The Munroe Lake wildfire…

Brent Road residents are going home but still on evacuation alert
KELOWNA – Brent Road residents are going home for the first time in three days. …

UPDATE: Large number of homes in West Kelowna removed from evacuation alert
WEST KELOWNA – A large number of properties in West Kelowna near the Law Creek…

Police in Kelowna investigating suspicious grass fire
KELOWNA – RCMP are now investigating what they say is a suspicious grass fire on…

Morning update on small wildfire burning in hills above Vernon
VERNON – A smoky, highly visible fire sparked by lightning last night in the hills…

Emergency crews respond to two lightning-caused fires in Vernon area
VERNON – The Vernon Fire Department received more than 500 calls in one hour Tuesday…

Crews get handle on wildfire burning south east of Vernon
VERNON – The managers of a resort located near the Dee Lake wildfire say the…

Neighbours thanked for quickly reporting house fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire this morning in…

VIDEO: Kamloops Fire Rescue had ‘all hands on deck’ for Batchelor Heights wildfire
KAMLOOPS – "Absolutely thrilled with the response, absolutely thrilled.” Robb Schoular is the assistant chief…

Cherry Creek evacuees allowed home after service station fire
KAMLOOPS – It was a scary morning for some residents in the Cherry Creek area,…

With warm weather comes increased wildfire risk across Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – It's just a few days until we officially enter summer, but temperatures in…

No sign of driver after motorhome fire near Enderby
ENDERBY – The sole occupant of a motorhome is unaccounted for after the vehicle was…