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BC Wildfire 2023
Early season wildfire north of Lillooet sparks evacuation alert
BC Wildfire Service suspects a 20-hectare blaze north of Lillooet was human-caused. It was discovered…
Neighbours west of Kamloops create wildfire strategy after two devastating blazes
After being impacted twice by raging wildfires in the past few years, neighbours in a…
Busy start to the season for B.C. Wildfire
It’s an extra-active springtime for B.C. Wildfire with the first two wildfires of note getting…
Officials warn of wildfire risk this coming May long weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
Alberta and northeast British Columbia are the hot spots for wildfires this spring due to…
Kamloops hit by Alberta wildfire smoke
Air quality in Kamloops took a dive this morning as wildfire smoke from Alberta settled…
Wildfire smoke should begin to clear in Kamloops, Okanagan today
The air quality is so bad in Kamloops today that it’s off the scale. The…
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…
One wildfire discovered in the Shuswap after lightning storm
At least one wildfire started in the Shuswap after last night’s lightning storm. The fire…
Crews on scene for wildfire near Sun Peaks
BC Wildfire Service has eight firefighters at the scene of a new fire near Sun…
Wildfire along railway across lake from Tobiano near Kamloops
BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new fire across Kamloops Lake from Tobiano this…
UPDATE: Wildfire discovered near Peachland continues to grow
A B.C. Wildfire Service initial attack crew is responding to a wildfire discovered last night…
Wildfire near Peachland still growing out of control
The Pigeon Creek Wildfire, about 6.5 km west of Peachland, continues to burn out of…
Campfire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this week
The BC Wildfire Service is banning campfires throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre as of this…
Campfire ban in Thompson-Okanagan to be lifted
There's good news for anyone planning on going camping this weekend as the campfire ban…
Okanagan and Kamloops dodge wildfires from lightning storms, maybe
Only one new wildfire started in the Kamloops Forest District in the last 24 hours.…