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Wildfire in Okanagan Mountain Park behaving as expected
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The fire burning in Okanagan Mountain Park has tripled in size but…
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire to let human-caused blaze across from Peachland burn under a watchful eye
PEACHLAND – Wildfire officials have confirmed they will not mount a full response to the…
Vernon campfire ban lifted
VERNON – After a summer of extreme fire hazard, the City of Vernon is allowing…
Area restriction for Elephant Hill wildfire is rescinded
KAMLOOPS – The Elephant Hill Wildfire area restriction has been rescinded. An area restriction was…
UPDATE: Another brush fire in West Kelowna’s Glen Canyon
WEST KELOWNA – Glenrosa residents have seen a fire like this before; several times over…
After light summer, search and rescues ready for lost hunter season
This summer’s strange playbook — first flooding, then fire — has been just as strange…
Kamloops RCMP still searching for missing Williams Lake wildfire evacuee
KAMLOOPS – Police are still searching for a Williams Lake wildfire evacuee who was last…
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire suspects wildfire south of Kamloops was human-caused
KAMLOOPS – Wildfire crews have made significant progress on a wildfire burning south of Kamloops.…
Campfire ban lifted in Southern Interior on first day of fall
KAMLOOPS – After an unprecedented wildfire season, the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre…
All evacuation alerts, orders related to Elephant Hill fire rescinded
Some massive progress was made on the Elephant Hill wildfire over the past few weeks,…
Evacuation alerts for properties threatened by the Elephant Hill wildfire
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued evacuation alerts because the Elephant Hill Wildfire continues to…
Over 200 buildings lost or damaged due to wildfires near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – After completing a damage assessment for communities impacted by wildfires this summer, the…
K Mountain wildfire near Keremeos still out of control, but holding
PENTICTON – Firefighters have made good progress on the K Mountain fire near Keremeos. The…
UPDATE: Finlay Creek wildfire is 65 per cent contained
SUMMERLAND – The Finlay Creek wildfire remains active, however, there are no active evacuation orders or…
UPDATE: Finlay Creek wildfire 50 per cent contained and 2,228 hectares
SUMMERLAND – The Finlay Creek wildfire is no longer threatening homes in the Garnet Valley Lake…
UPDATE: Skimmers and parattack crews working on K Mountain blaze
PENTICTON – The B.C. Wildfire Service is still monitoring the K Mountain fire near Keremeos…
Last evacuation alert rescinded for the Philpott Road fire
KELOWNA – The final evacuation alert for the Philpott Road fire has been rescinded. The last…
Finlay Creek wildfire 15 per cent contained
PENTICTON – The Finlay Creek wildfire has grown, but calm winds and cooler temperatures have…
Finlay Creek fire between Peachland and Summerland still not contained
SUMMERLAND – The Finlay Creek wildfire near Summerland is still burning but has not grown…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Peachland remains at 1,500 hectares
PEACHLAND – Afternoon winds and warmer temperatures challenged wildfire crews near Peachland this afternoon. The…
Rains expected this week in Kamloops which should help wildfire crews
KAMLOOPS – This week rainy weather is expected to finally return to the Tournament Capital.…
UPDATE: Peachland wildfire estimated to remain at 1,000 hectares
PEACHLAND – The battle against the wildfire near Peachland continues, however, no growth has been…
Philpott Road wildfire evacuation order partially downgraded
KELOWNA – The Evacuation Order for the 465-hectare Philpott Road wildfire has been partially downgraded.…
iN PHOTOS: Crews continue to battle Peachland wildfire
PEACHLAND – The wildfire that started near Peachland attracted the attention of locals and tourists.…