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BC Wildfire 2023
Weekend wind, heat intensified wildfires north of Kamloops
Wildfires near Adams Lake in the Shuswap intensified and sent smoke plumes high into 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…
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…
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…
BC Wildfire firefighter Devyn Gale’s memorial this weekend in Revelstoke
A memorial procession is being held for the Revelstoke firefighter who lost her life on the…
iN VIDEO: New wildfire sparked near Naramata
Aircraft are hitting a wildfire this afternoon in the hills near Naramata. BC Wildfire Service…
25 wildfires discovered after hundreds of lightning strikes across Kamloops Fire Centre
People across the Kamloops Fire Centre are being asked to keep a watchful eye after…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
Firefighters to ignite the forest west of Osoyoos
Firefighters in the U.S. and Canada are working together to light fires on the western…
Wildfire near Kamloops steadily moves toward Coquihalla highway
A wildfire south of Kamloops is within 5 kilometres of the Coquihalla Highway as it…
Unexpected winds shifted wildfire toward Adams Lake homes
Residents were evacuated by ferry across Adams Lake Wednesday night after winds shifted and pushed…
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…
Security ‘taunted’ by Adams Lake boaters in evacuation area
Boats are banned from evacuation areas on Adams Lake, but that hasn't stopped them from…
Procession for fallen wildfire fighter in Penticton this week
The City of Penticton is hosting a procession for a firefighter who died on the…
Out of control wildfires spark evacuation alerts in the South Okanagan
Two wildfires that have been burning since mid-July southwest of Keremeos triggered evacuation alerts yesterday,…
Wildfire in Kelowna’s Mission Creek park quickly extinguished
A small wildfire was broke out today in one of Kelowna’s most popular parks. The…
Thousands on evacuation alert due to wildfire near West Kelowna
As many as 4,800 properties and Bear Creek Provincial Park were put on evacuation alert…
Heat, heavy smoke, wind and dry lightning expected today throughout the Southern Interior
Wildfire smoke with health risks off the scale is expected in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
UPDATE: West Kelowna evacuation order expanded in Rose Valley
UPDATE: 9:34 p.m. Aug. 17, 2023 Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has expanded the evacuation order…