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Evacuation order and alert lifted in Bear Creek wildfire
WESTSIDE ROAD REOPENS WEST KELOWNA – It’s now safe enough for the people evacuated by…
UPDATE: Bear Creek wildfire now 25 Ha; evacuations remain in effect
WESTSIDE ROAD CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS KELOWNA – Bear Creek Provincial Park, the Trader’s Cove…
B.C. Wildfire urging caution with campfires in the Thompson-Okanagan
KAMLOOPS – With one of the hottest weekends of the summer forecast in the Southern…
Officials determine cause of Vernon wildfire, and it wasn’t people
VERNON – Investigators have concluded a wildfire that forced some 60 residents from their homes…
UPDATE: Fire contained, Vernon residents can return home
VERNON – A fire burning near homes on the west side of Vernon has been…
Proof from B.C. Wildfire; fuel management works
KAMLOOPS – Preemptive work done in the Lillooet area proved effective in June when wildfire…
UPDATE: Fire near Lytton that reduced Highway 1 to one lane now contained
KAMLOOPS – Highway 1 south of Lytton is down to a single lane as a…
Cause of West Kelowna wildfire still unknown
KELOWNA – West Kelowna Fire Rescue has concluded its investigation into a wildfire last week…
UPDATE: Investigation underway into cause of wildfire south of Penticton
KALEDEN – It was a tough fight for the members of the Kaleden Fire Department…
UPDATE: Crews battling wildfire in Lac Du Bois area near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The wildfire burning in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area northeast of…
UPDATE: Savona brush fire contained and in mop up
SAVONA – A quick and intense attack by firefighters brought a brush fire in Savona…
Wildfire in Lake Country not a threat to property
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C. Wildfire initial attack crews are working to contain a wildfire in…
BEPPLE: Fire season has arrived in the Southern Interior
All the signs of summer are here. I watered my lawn for the first time…
Similkameen wildfire likely human-caused
CAWSTON – Fire crews have the upper hand on a wildfire burning east of Cawston…
Expect to see smoke at Monck this March
MERRITT – It’s once again that time of year when prescribed burns are undertaken to…
2015 TOP STORIES: Big storms, drought, flood and fire
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The year began with a snow storm and ended with a heavy snowfall,…
Progress made on stubborn wildfire near Oliver
OLIVER – The Testalinden Creek fire burning west of Oliver is now 80 per cent…
Campfire ban lifted in time for September long weekend
KAMLOOPS – September long weekend will be the first weekend many campers will be able…
Gusty wind a concern for wildfire crews battling blaze near Kelowna
KELOWNA – The 194-hectare fire burning southeast of Kelowna is completed surrounded by a fire guard, but strong winds in the forecast could change that. The weather system moving through the Okanagan today, Aug. 29, is bringing rain, but also very strong winds. Fire information officer Melissa Klassen says there is a machine guard around...
Communities on edge: Thompson-Okanagan fire officials field calls for false alarms
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fire appears to be at the forefront of many peoples’ minds across the Thompson-Okanagan. With wildfires burning across the province and a blanket of smoke from Washington hanging in the air, fire officials say they are receiving a number of reports which are in fact nothing more than false alarms. In the North...
Possibility of ’ember showers’ from U.S. fire causes Grand Forks evacuation alert
GRAND FORKS – An evacuation alert has been issued for some residents of Grand Forks due to the possibilty of embers being blown across the border from the 19,000 hectare Stickpin wildfire in Washington State. The alert was issued today, Aug. 26 ahead of strong winds expected in the coming days, according to a post...
B.C. crews begin work on Washington wildfire
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. Wildfire firefighters have begun work on a Washington-based wildfire inching its way toward the Canadian border. With five kilometres left before reaching Canada, B.C. crews have been deployed to suppress the Stickpin Fire which is now estimated to be 19,240 hectares in size. Plans so far are for crews to assess the...
Wildfire air operations in Oliver area halted by drone
OLIVER – Helicopters and an air tanker fighting the Testalinden Creek fire near Oliver were…
Highways closed, smoke fills the sky as wildfires take over Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A hot, dry week followed by a lightning storm that moved through the region has led to an increase in aggressive fire activity in the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Centres today. Currently Highways 33 and 3 are closed because of a 350-hectare wildfire that is growing rapidly near Rock Creek. The fire was...