controlled burn
Firefighters to ignite the forest west of Osoyoos
Firefighters in the U.S. and Canada are working together to light fires on the western…
UPDATE: White Rock Lake wildfire could be contained in a week; still unclear when evacuees can return home
A successful controlled burn on the west side of Okanagan Lake yesterday has greatly reduced…
Smoke you see in Okanagan may not be an emergency
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Fire Department is appealing to the public not to call 911…
Controlled burn underway near Savona
KAMLOOPS – That smoke you see west of Kamloops near Savona is part of a…
Expect to see smoke at Monck this March
MERRITT – It’s once again that time of year when prescribed burns are undertaken to…
Controlled burn today in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – You might see smoke today from a controlled burn in Glen Canyon…
Smoke visible from Kelowna is controlled burn, says fire department
KELOWNA – No need to call 911, the Kelowna Fire Department is well aware of the fire burning in the Little White area south of the city. Kelowna Fire Dispatch is getting all kinds of calls from concerned citizens to report the smoke coming from a controlled burn which can be seen from Kelowna, according...
Expect to see smoke in Kamloops today
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is undertaking another controlled burn today, this time at the Dallas Barnhartvale Nature Park. The city worked with B.C. Wildfire on prescribed burns within Kenna Cartwright Park back in March and with the venting index at a good level today, April 23, burn piles will now be ignited at...
Controlled burns could be coming to a neighbourhood near you
CITY COUNCIL AGREES TO "TEST BURN" IN MCKINLEY LANDING KELOWNA - Forest fires are a touchy subject in the Okanagan so it was no surprise proponents of a controlled burn in McKinley Landing had some explaining to do to city councillors. City staff want to conduct a controlled burn in McKinley Landing as part of...
More controlled burns planned for Lytton area
LYTTON - With a goal of reducing interface wildfire risk and restoring natural ecosystems B.C. Wildfire will be in the Lytton area over the next two weeks performing prescribed burns. This year work will be done in a subdivision above Loring Way east of Lytton, in Skihist Provincial Park and in an area northwest of...