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Wildfire
Wildfire near Lytton still out of control
A large wildfire near Lytton is still considered to be out of control this morning.…
UPDATE: 9 hectare grassfire near Merritt under control
B.C. Wildfire Service crews are monitoring for hotspots after a grassfire sparked by a vehicle…
Evacuation alerts continue as wildfire near Lytton grows to 110 hectares
The wildfire burning near Lytton in the Fraser Canyon has grown to 110 hectares and…
Highly-visible wildfire sparked close to Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops
Fire crews are responding to a highly visible wildfire near Kamloops and the Coquihalla Highway…
Wildfire south of Lytton reaches 60 hectares, evacuation alert issued
An evacuation alert has been issued for a small number of properties in the Lytton…
Grassfire near Cache Creek ‘being held’ by firefighters
A wildfire that was discovered yesterday northwest of Cache Creek is being held by a…
Penticton implements fire ban as dry conditions continue
Continued dry weather has resulted in the first of the summer’s fire bans in the…
Nighthawk blaze near Keremeos being held
B.C. Wildfire officials say a blaze that began in the Similkameen valley about 20 km…
UPDATE: Kamloops fire crews put out grass fire on Tk’emlúps land
Kamloops fire crews have extinguished a two-hectare grass fire on Tk'emlúps land today. Firefighters were…
Similkameen wildfires keep fire crews busy
The Similkameen has been a wildfire hotspot over the past two days. Kamloops Fire Centre…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning near Highway 1 in Shuswap
B.C. Wildfire Service crews continue to battle a wildfire that started this morning north of…
Wildfire near Naramata being held by firefighters
A wildfire near Naramata that started yesterday is being held by B.C. Wildfire crews. The…
Grass fire near Ashcroft now under control
A suspected human-caused grass fire that was highly visible near Ashcroft is now under control.…
Parts of South Okanagan’s Christie Mountain damaged by wildfire closed to public
A wildlife management area on Christie Mountain south of Penticton has been closed to public…
Dry conditions persist in South Okanagan despite weekend rain
It’s shaping up to be a dry spring in the South Okanagan, in spite of…