Open-fire restrictions on the way
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — It’s time to start being careful with fire. Effective at noon on May 15, the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire [Continue]
Wildfires
Campfire ban removed thanks to rain
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — All that rain wasn’t all that bad. While late July and August have been awfully wet, the upside is that effective at 5 p.m. on Thursday, campfires [Continue]
Access restricted near fire in Houston area
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — There were no major fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre Thursday but firefighters were busy elsewhere in the province. An area restriction order for areas [Continue]
Answer Man — How are wildfires named?
Dear Answer Man, How are the names picked for forest fires, and who picks them? Sometimes they seem to be named after really vague geographic areas instead of things that are [Continue]
Drought Hill wildfire at 40 hectares, guards are holding
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — The Drought Hill wildfire near the Okanagan Connector has grown to 40 hectares but firefighters are keeping it contained. Eighty-five firefighters from [Continue]
Even more help on the way to help fight wildfires
NEWS/ WILDFIRES — Yet more out-of-province help is coming to help fight B.C.’s wildfires. An additional 220 fire personnel will arrive on Friday and Saturday. One [Continue]
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