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Lightning brings with it increased wildfire activity In the southeast
The BC Wildfire Service has been kept busy responding to lightning-caused wildfire starts in the…
Crews responding to wildfire 29 kilometres east of Kamloops
A wildfire 29 kilometres east of Kamloops and visible from the highway is not expected…
Lightning cause of 15 new wildfires across Kamloops Fire Centre
Lightning is the culprit behind 15 new wildfires that started yesterday in the Kamloops Fire…
UPDATE: Wildfire east of Okanagan Falls reaches 13.8 hectares
A wildfire east of Okanagan Falls has grown from eight to 13.8 hectares in size…
Small wildfire east of Okanagan Falls listed as ‘out of control’
B.C. Wildfire crews are battling a small wildfire located to the east of Okanagan Falls…
Crews work to extinguish pair of wildfires in Merritt area
B.C. Wildfire Service personnel continue to work a pair wildfires burning near Merritt today. The…
Small wildfire in Similkameen grows to 2 hectares
A wildfire that was discovered this afternoon north of Tulameen in the Similkameen is roughly…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning west of Merritt grows to 28 hectares
A wildfire burning west of Merritt along Highway 8 has grown to 28 hectares as…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Kamloops compost facility is under control
A grassfire near the Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility in Kamloops is now under control. The…
Abandoned vehicle blaze sparks small wildfire near Lake Country
A vehicle fire in Lake Country yesterday sparked a small wildfire that crews are still…
CN Rail appeal for $16M Lytton fire fine backfires, fine increased
CN Rail has been ordered to pay $16,619,782 after a wildfire destroyed 2,255 hectares of…
Mobile emergency alert system launches for Kamloops and area
Thanks to the new Thompson Nicola Regional District alert system, the next time your home…
B.C. Wildfire adds pair of upgraded air tankers, based out of Kamloops, for this fire fighting season
The B.C. Wildfire Service has new weapons in its arsenal to attack fires from the…
Kamloops firefighters battle grass fire size of ‘football field’
Kamloops Fire Rescue and BC Wildfire Service crews battled a large grass fire in Rayleigh…
Wildfire near Enderby under control
A wildfire burning several kilometres east of Enderby is now under control. B.C. Wildfire Service…
Wind fuels Enderby wildfire
BC Wildfire Service crews are responding to two wildfires in the Okanagan this weekend. In…
BC SPCA offers food, accommodation for pets to support owners affected by Squamish Valley wildfire
The BC SPCA is offering pet food, supplies and emergency pet boarding for residents impacted…
Three human caused wildfires burning in the Thompson Okanagan
Three wildfires were sparked in the Okanagan and Kamloops regions over the weekend, as of…
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…
B.C. Wildfire Service fighting 150-hectare fire near Lytton
Crews are battling an out of control wildfire near Lytton today, March 23, that has…
Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops ski resorts raise big bucks for Australian bushfire relief
Three ski resorts across B.C.’s Interior have raised thousands of dollars for Australian charities affected…
Aussies in Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon area resorts raising funds to send home
Aussies who have made the annual trek to the Southern Interior to work at area…
Planned burns in Merritt area may produce visible smoke
MERRITT – You might see some smoke rising from pile burns in the Merritt area…
Wildfires are good for the Southern Interior’s herds of bighorn sheep
KELOWNA – More than a decade of wildfires have devastated wide swaths of Interior forests…