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Kamloops closes parks, trails ahead of long weekend due to fire risk
The City of Kamloops is closing a number of nature parks and trails due to…
Unexpected winds shifted wildfire toward Adams Lake homes
Residents were evacuated by ferry across Adams Lake Wednesday night after winds shifted and pushed…
Firefighters to ignite the forest west of Osoyoos
Firefighters in the U.S. and Canada are working together to light fires on the western…
Smoke from Ross Moore Lake fire to loom over Kamloops this week
A wildfire near Kamloops sent a column of smoke hurdling over the city last night,…
iN VIDEO: Pilot captures aerial view of out-of-control wildfire near Kamloops
A Kamloops pilot flew high above a wildfire south of the city recording video of…
Pet boarding facility near Kamloops overwhelmed by support during wildfire evacuation
A long-established pet boarding facility in Kamloops' Knutsford area was evacuated when the Ross Moore…
Wildfire near Kamloops grows to nearly 3,000 hectares
A wildfire south of Kamloops grew by nearly 1,000 hectares since it was last measured.…
Evacuation orders and alerts issued for hundreds of properties in Kamloops area
The Ross Moore Lake Wildfire, 24 km south of Kamloops triggered hundreds of evacuation orders…
Small wildfire near Peachland burning out of control
A small wildfire in the Lower Eneas Creek area southwest of Peachland was burning out…
BC Wildfire takes wait and see approach for Wells Gray park fires
The BC Wildfire Service is keeping an eye on several fires that have burned over…
Wildfire north of West Kelowna being held; Westside Road reopens
The evacuation alert for 18 homes on Westside Road due to a wildfire in the…
Westside Road closed near West Kelowna due to wildfire
The Bald Range Creek Wildfire has triggered the closing of Westside Road until further notice…
Weekend wind, heat intensified wildfires north of Kamloops
Wildfires near Adams Lake in the Shuswap intensified and sent smoke plumes high into the…
Kamloops, Northern BC to see smoky skies
Kamloops is expected to get smoke from Central and Northern BC fires over the next…
Eight new wildfires burning northeast of Kamloops
Multiple wildfires flared up near Kamloops Wednesday afternoon The BC Wildfire Service says the cause…
How a deadly slide in Kelowna saved homes in a wildfire a decade later
The death of Charlie Philpott and his family in a tragic 1990 slide east of…
Kelowna RCMP want help catching Knox Mountain fire culprits
Kelowna RCMP is asking the public for video footage in an effort to find out…
Rising temperatures, forecast lightning in Thompson-Okanagan worries wildfire officials
The fear of wildfire this summer is greater in the BC’s northeast, along with parts…
iN PHOTOS: Meet the Penticton crews who battle wildfires from above
Greg Adams is tasked with the aerial choreography of fighting wildfires with the ultimate goal…
Wildfire near Peachland still growing out of control
The Pigeon Creek Wildfire, about 6.5 km west of Peachland, continues to burn out of…
Vernon firefighters extinguish two blazes in downtown park
Firefighters extinguished two wildfires this afternoon in a downtown Vernon park. According to a city…
Wildfire along railway across lake from Tobiano near Kamloops
BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new fire across Kamloops Lake from Tobiano this…
Moe the Moose saved from wildfire in B.C. Peace
A baby moose named Moe that got stuck in the Stoddart Creek wildfire last week…
UPDATE: Wildfire in Silver Star foothills above Vernon extinguished
Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire in the Silver Star foothills above Vernon. A plume of…