Extreme heat worries firefighters
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — Action stepped up today on the long-burning Cisco Road wildfire 10 km. south of Lytton, prompting a surge in efforts to contain it. The B.C. Wildfire [Continue]
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Campfire ban takes effect noon Friday
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — Open fires including campfires will be banned throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre effective noon Friday. The B.C. Wildfire Management Branch announced the [Continue]
Evacuation order lifted for Botanie, evacuation alert in effect
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — The evacuation order in the area of Botanie Creek wildfire north of Lytton has been downgraded to an evacuation alert effective 5 p.m. today, Wednesday. [Continue]
Lytton fire soars to 1,500 hectares
UPDATE (7:55 p.m. Friday) — The evacuation order remains in effect for residents in the area of the Botanie Creek wildfire, says the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. An [Continue]
Botanie residents ordered to flee fire
NEWS/ WILDFIRE — Another day, another evacuation order. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued a declaration of a state of local emergency in electoral area I (Blue [Continue]
More help on way to B.C. wildfires
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — B.C. has put out a call for more help from outside the province to fight a rash of wildfires. Seventy more fire personnel will join B.C. crews battling [Continue]
Lightning storms set off fires around the province
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]
Seven new wildfires in Prince George region
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]
Evacuation alert issued as wildfire gets close
NEWS — Residents of five homes near Bridge River were put on evacuation alert today (Monday) as a 20-hectare wildfire burned too close for comfort. Little information was [Continue]
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