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Crews get handle on wildfire burning south east of Vernon
VERNON – The managers of a resort located near the Dee Lake wildfire say the…
UPDATE: Crews continue to work on the East Shuswap Road wildfire
KAMLOOPS – The East Shuswap Road wildfire has had crews up all night fighting the…
YOUR PHOTOS: Kamloops’s fast-moving East Shuswap Road fire
KAMLOOPS – A fast-moving grass fire moved up a large hillside in Kamloops yesterday evening…
UPDATE: Grass fire in east Kamloops now estimated at 380 hectares
KAMLOOPS – The wildfire near Shuswap Road in Kamloops is now estimated at 380 hectares…
UPDATE: Kamloops grassfire burns to within metres of homes
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters are starting to get a handle on a highly visible interface wildfire…
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…
Allie Lake wildfire near Kamloops has been contained
KAMLOOPS – A wildfire burning 55 kilometres northwest of Kamloops has been declared 100 per…
Wildfire near Oliver contained
PENTICTON – A wildfire that broke out in the South Okanagan yesterday evening is under…
UPDATE: Crews making good progress on wildfires in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS – While small fires continue to pop up across the Southern Interior, B.C. Wildfire…
Public restricted from areas near Allie Lake
KAMLOOPS – The wildfire continues at Allie Lake. At noon on Saturday, May 26, an…
UPDATE: Fire burning near Mission Hill in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The fire may be almost out but the work is not done.…
Evacuation alerts for Allie Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS – Wildfire poses an immediate threat to people and property in the Allie Lake…
Evacuation orders near Allie Lake
KAMLOOPS – Wildfire activity continues to burn in the Thompson-Nicola region. Yesterday, May 25, Chair…
What exactly is a ‘human-caused’ wildfire?
Around this time each year, at least a couple of wildfires start popping up around…
UPDATE: Wildfires burning near Kamloops, Lillooet more than 100 hectares
KAMLOOPS – A wildfire sparked north of Savona has grown since last night, and dozens…
Prescribed burn expected in Kenna Cartwright this month
KAMLOOPS – With wildfire season just around the corner, the city of Kamloops is partnering…
Latest threat to agriculture in Okanagan is wildfire
PENTICTON – Being prepared for the next wildfire on the farm or vineyard is what…
VIDEO: B.C. SPCA behind-the-scenes during devastating Interior wildfire season
While wildfires burned across the province this summer, authorities were working behind evacuation lines to…
Provincial government still working on compensating wildfire evacuee hosts
After stepping up to help out during the province's worst wildfire season on record, those…
Small business owners affected by wildfires can now apply for more funding
Small business owners who suffered financially through B.C.'s worst wildfire season can now apply for…
Smoke you see in Okanagan may not be an emergency
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Fire Department is appealing to the public not to call 911…
New monument will honour volunteers during the 2017 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS – Volunteers who stepped up during the unprecedented wildfire season this summer will be…
VIDEO: Watch the Cariboo’s wildfire season from beginning to end
CARIBOO – Thousands of evacuees from the Cariboo district fled to Kamloops this summer when…
Firefighters extinguish small West Kelowna wildfire
WEST KELOWNA – People with shovels helped put out a human-caused grass fire in West…