Kamloops Fire Centre
Burning ban on the way as wildfires rage just south of the border
This week’s overheated forecast is bringing the wildfire risk ever closer to the Thompson –…
Coastal burning ban coming; B.C. Interior probably not far behind
As B.C. Wildfire Service prepares to ban most open burning activities along the coast, one…
Kamloops Fire Centre is off to its slowest fire season in a decade
Several weeks of unsettled weather conditions has put a damper on this year’s wildfire season,…
Open burning allowed again in Kamloops Fire Centre
A wet spring has prompted B.C. Wildfire officials to permit open burning throughout the Kamloops…
Crews work to extinguish hotspots in wildfire near Chase
A now two-hectare wildfire that was sparked near Chase yesterday afternoon is being held. Taylor…
More lightning sparked wildfires pop up in Kamloops Fire Centre; none threaten communities
PENTICTON – A total of 27 wildfires are now burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre.…
Nine new fires in Kamloops Fire Centre following thousands of lightning strikes
A stormy evening in Kamloops and the Okanagan resulted in a number of lightning-caused wildfires…
Enjoy that summer campfire while you can, there’s no ban just yet in the B.C. Interior
What a difference a year makes, at least as far as camping goes and the…
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…
Open burning ban partially lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS – Open burning will soon be allowed throughout the fire centre, though residents in…
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…
Open burning bans will be rescinded for Kamloops Fire Centre
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The two open burning bans in the Kamloops Fire Centre are expected to…
Fire danger extreme in Kelowna for the next few days
KELOWNA – City officials say the fire danger rating for the Kelowna area is now…
Fire ban fully rescinded in Kamloops Fire Centre this week
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the weather continues to cool off and fire season comes to a close, open burning is now allowed throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. As of noon today, Oct. 15, the current open burning ban will be completely rescinded in the areas under the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. Many local municipalities are following...
Lightning strikes keep crews hopping dousing wildfires
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Thunderstorms moving through the region ignited several new fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre. The fire danger rating for the Kamloops Fire Centre is high to extreme, with more lightning in the forecast for today, Aug. 13. “We did see lightning move through the area, followed by reports of fires yesterday, so we...