Wildfires

Regional district issues evacuation alert for Murray Lake area as aggressive wildfire approaches

July 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

UPDATE — The Kamloops Fire Centre reported Tuesday night the Maka-Murray fire near Murray Lake has grown to 80 hectares. The fire was reported Monday and was initially [Continue]

Wildfire spurs evacuation order

July 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

UPDATE — As of 9.08 p.m. Tuesday, the Prince George Fire Centre reported the lightning-caused Red Deer Creek fire had grown to 1,700 hectares. NEWS — Kamloops got a [Continue]

B.C. team sent to help fight fires in Northwest Territories

July 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The Wildfire Management Branch is sending additional personnel to the Northwest Territories to aid in fire suppression efforts, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource [Continue]

Lightning storms set off fires around the province

July 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Lightning is keeping firefighters busy in several parts of the province today (Thursday). The Cariboo Fire Centre is responding to three fires caused by lightning [Continue]

Restriction on size of open fires now in effect

May 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Effective at noon on May 15, 2014, the size of open fires is now restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires. The [Continue]

Seven new wildfires in Prince George region

May 6, 2014 // 0 Comments

PRINCE GEORGE – The Wildfire Management Branch has responded to seven new wildfires in the Prince George Fire Centre over the past 24 hours. It’s suspected that all [Continue]