BC Wildfire Service

FIRES – Residents urged to be cautious in high-risk fire areas around city

May 30, 2025 // 2 Comments

Kamloops Fire Rescue is asking residents to be cautious in nature parks, grasslands, and interface areas. With warmer temperatures, grasses and fine fuels become very dry and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wildfires are spectacular to see but they’re no place for looky-loos

July 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILDFIRE WATCHING is, let’s face it, something we all do. Whenever a fire is close, we get concerned. And there’s also the curiosity [Continue]

WILDFIRES – Firefighters reinforce control lines at East Shuswap Road fire

July 13, 2018 // 1 Comment

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 north of East Shuswap Road proving troublesome

July 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

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]