WILDFIRE – Elephant Hill fire was caused by ‘smoking materials’ – report
An investigation has concluded that the 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire was caused by “smoking materials,” the BC Wildfire Service said today (May 4, 2020). The [Continue]
Wildfires
WILDFIRES – East Shuswap Road eaglets ready to fly after close call with fire
An eagles’ nest saved from the East Shuswap Road wildfire remains in place and the eaglets were seen trying to fly from the nest on Saturday, the BC Wildfire Service [Continue]
WILDFIRES – Firefighters reinforce control lines at East Shuswap Road fire
Firefighters will begin operations on the East Shuswap Road wildfire to burn any remaining unburned fuel between the control lines and the wildfire as safe conditions allow, [Continue]
WILDFIRES – Grass fire above East Shuswap Road slowing down
Firefighters will spend the night working on a 380-hectare grass fire in the hills above East Shuswap Road on Tk’emlups te Secwépemc, with high temperatures and strong [Continue]
WILDFIRES – Grass fire north of East Shuswap Road proving troublesome
A grass fire near the 800 block of East Shuswap Road had reached an estimated 200 acres by 5 p.m. today (July 12, 2018). Fifty BC Wildfire and 18 Kamloops Fire Rescue [Continue]
PETERS – Better ways to thank wildfire volunteers than a monument
HERE AT TWO AND OUT, we’re all about saying thank-you to those who help out during devastating wildfires. We do it with some kind words and, if the opportunity presents [Continue]
WILDFIRE – Close watch will be kept overnight on Batchelor Hills fire
Crews will work overnight on a 60-hectare grasslands wildfire that caused the temporary evacuation of a number of Batchelor Hills residents today (Jun 21, 2018). Lightning is [Continue]
TNRD – Smoldering campfire could have been dangerous if not discovered
Al Scramstad of the Pinantan Lake fire brigade is warning about the dangers of leaving campfires unattended or unextinguished. Al says a couple of brigade members came across [Continue]
WILDFIRE WATCH – Grass fire near Savona sends up column of smoke
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a highly visible and rapidly spreading grass fire beside the Trans Canada Highway about 40 kilometres west of Kamloops near Savona [Continue]
WILDFIRE WATCH – Kamloops Fire Rescue keeps close eye on Allie Lake
UPDATE: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders on more than a dozen properties and evacuation alerts for 51 others early Friday evening (May 25, 2018) [Continue]
WILDFIRE WATCH – Brush fire extinguished on East Shuswap Road
Residents of Country View Estates on East Shuswap Road were temporarily evacuated Friday night (May 18, 2018) after a brush fire broke out in the 3000 block. The fire was [Continue]
LETTER – Does TNRD have short memory on last summer’s wildfires?
The headline on the story detailing the decision by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District to eliminate funding for volunteer fire brigades should have read “fire dumb.” [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Wildfire review up against the clock before next fire season
THE NDP GOVERNMENT has finally called an inquiry into this past summer’s wildfires, adding the devastating flood situation into the mix. The only surprise, if you could [Continue]
WILDFIRES – $100,000 public-art ‘monument’ to recognize volunteers
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD A $100,000 monument honoring wildfire volunteers will be erected at the site that served as the evacuation centre in [Continue]
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