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East Shuswap Road wildfire was caused by gas-powered saw: Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS – Fire investigators can now confirm what started a human-caused wildfire in Kamloops earlier…
How grass and sage brush fires compare to forest fires
KAMLOOPS – Fighting wildfires isn't as simple as extinguishing the flames and heading home — different…
UPDATE: Mount Eneas is now over 1,500 hectares but it’s good news for crews
UPDATE: B.C. Wildfire burn operations successfully merged two wildfires together yesterday. The Munroe Lake wildfire…
UPDATE: Some still under evacuation order in the Okanagan
UPDATE: Even with some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts some still cannot return home because…
UPDATE: Crews working to contain Law Creek wildfire
UPDATE: The Law Creek wildfire near West Kelowna is keeping crews busy today. A media…
UPDATE: Mount Eneas burning at low intensity overnight
UPDATE- This morning B.C. Wildfire sent out an update that the Mount Eneas fire burning…
Evacuation alert rescinded for properties affected by Good Creek wildfire near Kelowna
KELOWNA – Property owners near the Good Creek wildfire can breathe a sigh of relief…
Carrot Mountain fire near Smith Creek no longer ‘of note’
WEST KELOWNA – Things are looking up for at least one of the fire-affected areas…
Highway 97 reopens between Summerland and Peachland
PEACHLAND – Highway 97 has reopened between Summerland and Peachland this morning. The very busy…
UPDATE: Highway 97 south of Peachland reopens temporarily
PEACHLAND – RCMP have temporarily reopened Highway 97 near Peachland after it was closed in…
Morning update on small wildfire burning in hills above Vernon
VERNON – A smoky, highly visible fire sparked by lightning last night in the hills…
Emergency crews respond to two lightning-caused fires in Vernon area
VERNON – The Vernon Fire Department received more than 500 calls in one hour Tuesday…
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…