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UPDATE: Investigation underway into cause of wildfire south of Penticton
KALEDEN – It was a tough fight for the members of the Kaleden Fire Department…
Cause of West Kelowna wildfire still unknown
KELOWNA – West Kelowna Fire Rescue has concluded its investigation into a wildfire last week…
Silver Star Mountain prepares for wildfire emergency
SILVER STAR – It was a village-wide fire drill, complete with an air siren and…
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…
Proof from B.C. Wildfire; fuel management works
KAMLOOPS – Preemptive work done in the Lillooet area proved effective in June when wildfire…
UPDATE: Initial attack crew extinguishes grass fire east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Wildfire crews put out a grass fire east of Kamloops yesterday. Fire…
UPDATE: Fire contained, Vernon residents can return home
VERNON – A fire burning near homes on the west side of Vernon has been…
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…
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…
Firefighters battling wildfire near East Barriere Lake
BARRIERE – Fire crews continue to fight a wildfire near East Barriere Lake north of…
Air tanker called in for Adams Lake wildfire near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Fire crews are battling a pair of one hectare-sized wildfires northeast of Kamloops…
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…
Swan Lake wildfire in Vernon considered suspicious
VERNON – A North Okanagan fire chief says there’s growing angst in his community after…
Wolfe Creek fire near Princeton now 75 per cent contained
PENTICTON – A wildfire near Princeton caused the closure of Highway 3 last night. Fire…
UPDATE: Kokanee road fire contained
VERNON – Fire fighters contained a blaze that started early yesterday afternoon. B.C Wildfire says…