News Items tag as: B.C. Wildfire Service 2016

Controlled burns planned for Lytton area
September 21, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – Smoke and flames may be visible from the Lytton and from Highway 1 this week and next, as B.C. Wildfire conducts three safety burns in the Lillooet Fire Zone.
McCall Creek fire in Peachland well under control
August 29, 2016 - 5:30 PM

PEACHLAND - The McCall Creek fire above Peachland is still burning but barely.
Green Lake wildfire near Okanagan Falls in mop up stage
August 23, 2016 - 4:29 PM

PENTICTON - B.C. Wildfire crews are mopping up the Green Lake fire near Okanagan Falls.
B.C. Wildfire urging caution with campfires in the Thompson-Okanagan
August 13, 2016 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - With one of the hottest weekends of the summer forecast in the Southern Interior, the B.C. Wildfire Service is urging fans of campfires to use caution.
B.C. Wildfire service urges caution when outdoors this long weekend
July 27, 2016 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the approach of the August long weekend, the B.C. Wildfire Service is cautioning residents and visitors not to get too complacent when it comes to outdoor fire safety in the Thompson-Okanagan.
UPDATE: Wildfire west of downtown Enderby now out and under investigation
July 27, 2016 - 10:12 AM

ENDERBY - Emergency personnel weren’t taking any chances with a wildfire just west of downtown Enderby yesterday afternoon.
UPDATE: Initial attack crew extinguishes grass fire east of Kamloops
July 21, 2016 - 1:37 PM

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Wildfire crews put out a grass fire east of Kamloops yesterday.
Proof from B.C. Wildfire; fuel management works
July 12, 2016 - 7:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - Preemptive work done in the Lillooet area proved effective in June when wildfire struck.
UPDATE: Investigation underway into cause of wildfire south of Penticton
June 18, 2016 - 11:17 AM

KALEDEN – It was a tough fight for the members of the Kaleden Fire Department as they battled a wildfire on a steep hillside yesterday afternoon.
Training burn being conducted near Naramata
June 16, 2016 - 12:41 PM

PENTICTON - South Okanagan residents may see smoke in the Naramata region today.
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News Items tag as: B.C. Wildfire Service 2016

Controlled burns planned for Lytton area

McCall Creek fire in Peachland well under control

Green Lake wildfire near Okanagan Falls in mop up stage

B.C. Wildfire urging caution with campfires in the Thompson-Okanagan

B.C. Wildfire service urges caution when outdoors this long weekend

UPDATE: Wildfire west of downtown Enderby now out and under investigation

UPDATE: Initial attack crew extinguishes grass fire east of Kamloops

Proof from B.C. Wildfire; fuel management works

UPDATE: Investigation underway into cause of wildfire south of Penticton

Training burn being conducted near Naramata

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