bc wildfires

‘We are not immune:’ Forest fire risk is real even in B.C.’s coastal temperate rainforest

‘The ups are getting a little bit higher and the downs aren’t going as low as they usually do’

 

Area restriction put in place for Little Slocan area due to Talbot Creek fire

Evacuation alert remains in place

 

Evacuation alert issued for Lebahdo, Little Slocan, Passmore and Vallican

Alert is due to the Talbot Creek wildfire

 

UPDATE: Aircraft battling new fire south of Castlegar, Winlaw fire growing

China Creek fire started Saturday.

Crews battle fire alongside Coquihalla Highway

The fire closed the highway’s northbound lanes near Merritt.

“We’ll have to see”: Painted Rock Winery’s future uncertain as Okanagan wildfire rages

Owner John Skinner said they’re taking it day by day

UPDATE: Windy forecast could create challenges as Okanagan wildfire grows

More than 300 people remain on an evacuation order in Penticton

UPDATE: 40 personnel on scene overnight of 1,400 hectare Christie Mountain wildfire

More than 300 homes are on an evacuation order about 6 km from Okanagan Falls

Update: no overnight growth for Solomon Mountain wildfire

The 17.5 hectare fire still has 44 nearby properties on evacuation alert

More than 3,000 homes on alert as wildfire near Penticton grows to 1,000 hectares

The blaze north of Okanagan Falls has caused the evacuation of 319 homes

Castlegar wildfire out, but Kokanee Glacier fire grows to 20 hectares

Fires are also burning in Slocan area and east of Salmo

Small wildfire burning near Castlegar

There are five active wildfires in the West Kootenay.

B.C. wildfire crews have battled 111 blazes in the last seven days

Twenty-nine fires remain active, as of Friday (Aug 7)

Penticton homes evacuated due to wildfire northwest of city

Emergency vehicles are at the scene near Sage Mesa, evacuation centre set up in Penticton

Arson suspected in several wildfires lit near Kootenay town

RCMP making progress in arson investigation of Marsh Creek fires

Structures not threatened by wildfires burning in the Arrow and Kootenay Lakes region

Official says more lightning-caused fires could occur in region over next 36 hours

Alleged impaired driver sparks small wildfire near Lytton after crash: B.C. RCMP

Good Samaritans prevented the blaze from getting out of control

Multiple lightning-sparked blazes break out in Southeast Fire Centre: BC Wildfire

Wildfires currently remain small in size

B.C. tackles wildfire prediction, new strategies to respond

Interior universities team up to gather, model data

Fireworks and Category 2 and 3 fires banned in Castlegar

The ban takes effect Friday.