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Prescribed burns set aside in favour of flame-free mitigation plans in Central Okanagan
Kelowna city council will be meeting with regional Fire Smart groups to discuss future fire…
BC Wildfire Service begins burns this week near Penticton
BC Wildfire Service is planning to start a series of controlled burns this week, Oct.…
A look at Lytton’s rebuilding progress, six months after devastating wildfire
It has been six months since wildfire almost completely destroyed the Village of Lytton, and…
Crews fighting fire with fire on South Okanagan blaze
The plume of smoke that can be seen southwest of Penticton today is part of…
Houseboats and fireworks seen prior to start of Shuswap Lake wildfire
Eyewitness reports from people along the shoreline of Shuswap Lake say fireworks were being set…
UPDATE: Boaters asked to stay away from wildfire burning near shore of Shuswap Lake
The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking boaters on Shuswap Lake to stay out of the…
Cooler, wetter ‘summer’ weather in B.C. Interior was made to order for wildfire service
A summer weather pattern that didn’t stick to the script has nonetheless had a very…
Meet some of the people trying to restore B.C.’s old forest fire lookouts
KAMLOOPS – Dotting many local mountain ranges are lonely relics of B.C.’s desperate attempts to…
Quick action prevented forest fire near West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Crews from West Kelowna Fire Rescue rushed to the aid of B.C.…
B.C. Wildfire on watch for ‘overwintering’ fires in Interior
KAMLOOPS — B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people to keep an eye out for "overwintering"…
Kamloops city council asked to apply for grant for wildfire prevention measures
KAMLOOPS – The Community and Protective Services department is seeking Kamloops city council's authorization to…
Crews still working lightning fire near West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – B.C. Wildfire crews are still dealing with a wildfire around 15 kilometres…
VIDEO: Heavy winds a challenge as crews work to contain forest fire burning near Lumby
LUMBY – Emergency crews are battling a forest fire just north of Lumby. Lumby fire…
Firefighters make quick work of first wildfire of the season in the southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – The first wildfire of the 2017 season in the southern Interior was put…
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…
Wildfire in Lake Country not a threat to property
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C. Wildfire initial attack crews are working to contain a wildfire in…
Progress made on stubborn wildfire near Oliver
OLIVER – The Testalinden Creek fire burning west of Oliver is now 80 per cent…
Gusty wind a concern for wildfire crews battling blaze near Kelowna
KELOWNA – The 194-hectare fire burning southeast of Kelowna is completed surrounded by a fire guard, but strong winds in the forecast could change that. The weather system moving through the Okanagan today, Aug. 29, is bringing rain, but also very strong winds. Fire information officer Melissa Klassen says there is a machine guard around...
Testalinden Creek fire holding for now; gusty winds a concern
OLIVER – Fire crews are holding the huge wildfire burning in the South Okanagan but…
Cool, wet weather helping crews battle four wildfires in Central Okanagan; forecast wind a worry
KELOWNA – Wildfire crews have been busy the last 24 hours with four wildfires burning around Kelowna but the wet weather today is helping control the largest fire on Little White Mountain. The Little White Mountain fire is approximately 120 hectares in size and not yet fully contained, according to B.C. Wildfire fire information officer...
VIDEO: Boaters get in way of water bombers on Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – The forest fire burning in the Little White mountain area southeast of Kelowna has more than tripled in size today, plus efforts to fight the blazer are being hampered by boaters on Okanagan Lake. Calls about a big plume of black smoke southeast of Kelowna this morning, Aug. 27, sparked an immediate response...
Possibility of ’ember showers’ from U.S. fire causes Grand Forks evacuation alert
GRAND FORKS – An evacuation alert has been issued for some residents of Grand Forks due to the possibilty of embers being blown across the border from the 19,000 hectare Stickpin wildfire in Washington State. The alert was issued today, Aug. 26 ahead of strong winds expected in the coming days, according to a post...
WESTSIDE ROAD FIRE: Evacuation alert lifted; fire 75 percent contained
WEST KELOWNA – The cool, wet weather has given crews working the Westside Road wildfire…