Wildfires consuming less forest in the Kamloops Fire Centre this year
KAMLOOPS — Wildfire crews in the Kamloops Fire Centre have been busy battling more blazes this year, though those fires have been significantly smaller than last year.
Since the season began April 1, Fire Information Officer Shelley Zupp says there have been 389 fires to date in the Kamloops Fire Centre — about double the 192 at this time last year.
Interestingly however, the 389 fires this year have burned 38,031 hectares of forest, far less than the 176,460 hectares of forest burned by this point last year.
And though there are currently nine fires of note in the Kamloops Fire Centre, she says none are located close to the City of Kamloops.