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Bc Wildfire 2017
VIDEO: Drone footage shows devastating impact of Interior wildfire
PRESSY LAKE – Drone footage showing an aerial view of the damage done to the…
Campfire ban remains in place in B.C. for last long weekend of summer
If you plan to go camping in B.C. on this, the last long weekend of…
RCMP say cause of Lake Country wildfire suspicious
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire that started in a gully near…
Philpott Road wildfire near Kelowna now 30 per cent contained
KELOWNA – A week after it started, the Philpott Road wildfire is now 30 per…
Man fined for campfire near Lake Country claimed he didn’t know about ban
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Conservation Service officers handed out a $1150 ticket this week to a…
More Philpott Road wildfire evacuees allowed home
KELOWNA – Thanks to reduced fire activity, about 125 more Joe Rich residents evacuated due…
UPDATE: Wildfire from Washington State crosses Canadian border
OSOYOOS – A 19,000-hectare wildfire from Washington State has now crossed the Canadian border and…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning in Vernon’s BX area now under control
VERNON – A 0.2-hectare wildfire in Vernon's BX area is now under control, according to…
Where all that ash in the Okanagan came from
Many residents in the Thompson-Okanagan are waking up to find ash everywhere, but fortunately no…
More wildfire evacuated Joe Rich residents allowed home
KELOWNA – More than 180 Joe Rich residents from 81 properties were allowed home today,…
UPDATE: More Joe Rich residents allowed home; fire still 20 per cent contained
KELOWNA – Residents of more than 100 properties in Joe Rich can return home today,…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning east of Kelowna now 20 per cent contained
KELOWNA – The Philpott Road wildfire continues to burn in the Joe Rich area, however,…
No significant change in wildfire east of Kelowna thanks to good weather conditions
KELOWNA – The Philpott Road wildfire continues to burn in the Joe Rich area, however, favourable…
Crews work to protect buildings from wildfire east of Kelowna
KELOWNA – Firefighters worked overnight to protect structures and properties from the Philpott Road wildfire…
UPDATE: Uncontrolled wildfire in Joe Rich now 400 hectares
KELOWNA – Firefighters have yet to contain the Philpott Road wildfire, which now covers 400…
UPDATE: Wildfire burning east of Kelowna forces evacuation of over 1,000 people
KELOWNA – An evacuation order has been issued for the entire Joe Rich area east…
Firefighters who lit campfire near Adams Lake fined, issued warnings
ADAMS LAKE – A group of B.C. Wildfire firefighters who lit a campfire on the…
Saving Bonaparte: The men who stayed behind to battle the Elephant Hill wildfire
KAMLOOPS – Facing the destruction of their homes on the Bonaparte Reserve near Cache Creek,…
UPDATED: Crews get a handle on grass fire on Highway 33 in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fire crews remain on the scene of a grass fire just off of…
Wildfire evacuees from Loon Lake can return home
KAMLOOPS – The Elephant Hill wildfire is not an imminent threat so property owners in…
UPDATE: Small wildfire near Peachland in mop-up stage
KAMLOOPS – Crews hit a wildfire that started near Peachland hard late this afternoon and…
No evidence of connection between two West Kelowna wildfires in two days
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna Fire Rescue can’t confirm arson was involved in either of…
Small wildfire in Glen Canyon last night was human-caused
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna firefighters had to hike and set up specialized equipment in…
Retired fire chief in small B.C. community defies wildfire evacuation order
70 MILE HOUSE – When retired firefighter Brad Potter decided to stay behind and defy…