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Kamloops Fire Centre
Fire danger extreme in Kelowna for the next few days
KELOWNA – City officials say the fire danger rating for the Kelowna area is now…
Open burning bans will be rescinded for Kamloops Fire Centre
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The two open burning bans in the Kamloops Fire Centre are expected to…
Number of hectares burned in Kamloops Fire Centre nearly triple over last year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With 455 wildfires already on the books in the Kamloops Fire Centre, this…
Open burning ban partially lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS – Open burning will soon be allowed throughout the fire centre, though residents in…
Firefighters make quick work of first wildfire of the season in the southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – The first wildfire of the 2017 season in the southern Interior was put…
Enjoy that summer campfire while you can, there’s no ban just yet in the B.C. Interior
What a difference a year makes, at least as far as camping goes and the…
Nine new fires in Kamloops Fire Centre following thousands of lightning strikes
A stormy evening in Kamloops and the Okanagan resulted in a number of lightning-caused wildfires…
More lightning sparked wildfires pop up in Kamloops Fire Centre; none threaten communities
PENTICTON – A total of 27 wildfires are now burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre.…
Crews work to extinguish hotspots in wildfire near Chase
A now two-hectare wildfire that was sparked near Chase yesterday afternoon is being held. Taylor…
Open burning allowed again in Kamloops Fire Centre
A wet spring has prompted B.C. Wildfire officials to permit open burning throughout the Kamloops…
Kamloops Fire Centre is off to its slowest fire season in a decade
Several weeks of unsettled weather conditions has put a damper on this year’s wildfire season,…
Coastal burning ban coming; B.C. Interior probably not far behind
As B.C. Wildfire Service prepares to ban most open burning activities along the coast, one…
Burning ban on the way as wildfires rage just south of the border
This week’s overheated forecast is bringing the wildfire risk ever closer to the Thompson –…
Fire ban in effect for Kamloops Fire Centre
An increasing fire hazard brought on by recent high temperatures and dry weather conditions is…
Multiple new fires reported across Kamloops Fire Centre in last 24 hours
Eight new fires have been discovered in the Interior region in the past 24 hours.…