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Bc Wildfire 2021
More North Okanagan, Okanagan Indian Band residents can return home following wildfire evacuation
More North Okanagan and Okanagan Indian Band residents will be able to return home this…
Indigenous taco truck owner provides Westside Road community with wildfire updates in lieu of food while evacuated
An Indigenous taco stand owner who was evacuated due to the wildfire decided to continue…
Minimal fire behaviour expected for South Okanagan wildfires
With cooler temperatures, fire activity today is expected to be minimal as crews tackle large…
Skaha Creek wildfire near Penticton ‘being held’
A large wildfire burning to the southeast of Penticton is now being held. The B.C.…
133 property owners can rest easy after wildfire evacuation alerts downgraded near Coquihalla
More than 100 property owners near the Coquihalla will no longer have to worry about…
UPDATE: Firefighters in mop up stages on wildfire near Penticton
A new wildfire discovered this morning is burning on Penticton Indian Band land. The wildfire…
Costume cheer squad inviting Vernon community to support firefighters
A Vernon neighbourhood known for boosting the morale of firefighters is returning this week to…
Smoky skies remain in Okanagan despite success of local wildfire crews
Wildfires from the other side of the US border are causing hazy skies in the…
Campfire ban being lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
The campfire ban is being lifted across the Thompson-Okanagan region today, meaning residents will once…
Kamloops Fire Centre sees record-breaking number of hectares burned this year
This past wildfire season was the worst on record for the Kamloops Fire Centre with…
Monte Lake residents continue to wait for Red Cross financial assistance
The White Rock Lake wildfire ripped through the Monte Lake area over a month ago,…
TNRD director calls for review of wildfire response and preparedness
A Thompson Nicola Regional District director has called for a review of the wildfire response this…
How officials plan to manage Thompson-Okanagan forests after wildfires
An ongoing program with the Ministry of Forests is recapturing carbon emissions in the Interior’s…
TRU study calls for changes to way wildfire service communicates risk and crisis information
With the disastrous 2021 wildfire season still fresh in everyone's minds in the B.C. Interior,…
343 homes destroyed during B.C.’s unprecedented wildfire season
In the last summer, 343 homes were lost to wildfires across the province, says the parliamentary…