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]
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