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No significant growth on White Rock Lake wildfire overnight
The White Rock Lake wildfire burning near Vernon has not seen any significant growth overnight,…
Merritt to get visit from mobile resiliency centre for wildfire evacuees
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s resiliency centre will be mobilizing to bring services to wildfire evacuees…
Wildfire near Ashcroft grows to more than 36,000 ha
A wildfire burning to the east of Ashcroft in the Tunkwa Provincial Park has reached…
Care home evacuees begin returning to 100 Mile House
More than 100 care home residents are returning to 100 Mile House now that Flat…
Firefighters from Mexico taking break after battling South Okanagan wildfire
Nearly 100 firefighters from Mexico are taking a well-deserved rest after batting a large wildfire…
Cooler temperatures, rain helping firefighters on White Rock Lake wildfire
The White Rock Lake wildfire burning near Vernon didn’t see much growth overnight as the…
Tremont Creek wildfire burning slowly in direction of Savona
Cooler temperatures are helping firefighters combat a wildfire that’s slowly burning towards Savona. The Tremont…
Central Okanagan residents evacuated due to wildfire may return home briefly this afternoon
The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre is allowing residents to briefly return home this afternoon…
Vernon mayor urging residents to stay away from wildfire
Vernon’s mayor wants residents to stay away from the White Rock Lake wildfire as a…
Vernon partially rescinds evacuation alert in place due to wildfire
The City of Vernon is rescinding part of its evacuation alert as there's been reduced…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Peachland now being held
A wildfire burning to the northwest of Peachland is now being held, according to the…
B.C. Wildfire crews successfully fight wildfire burning near Okanagan Falls with fire
B.C. Wildfire Service firefighters took advantage of favourable winds yesterday and were able to burn…
RCMP officers from across B.C. deployed to North Okanagan to assist with wildfire efforts
Additional RCMP officers from across B.C. have been deployed to support police operations and wildfire…
More evacuation orders, alerts issued for communities as wildfire blazes in North Okanagan
More residents have been evacuated from their homes overnight due to a 45,000 hectare wildfire…
Wildfire near Coquihalla prompts evacuation order for nearby homes
A large wildfire burning near Highway 5 has prompted an evacuation order for homes in…