Kamloops Fire Rescue encourages caution as nature parks reopen
KAMLOOPS — Nature parks in Kamloops are once again open to the public.
The City of Kamloops began closing the parks on July 8, and by July 10 sixteen parks had been closed due to an extreme fire risk.
“When the fire activity first hit B.C. we had extremely hot temperatures, we were setting record breaking temperatures across the province, and the resources across the province weren’t necessarily where they needed to be to deal with the fire activity that we experienced,” said Dean Olstad, chief fire prevention officer with Kamloops Fire Rescue.