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Wildfire Start

Small wildfire near Kamloops quickly classified as being held

Apr 22, 2026 | 7:22 PM

KAMLOOPS — Firefighters made quick work of a four hectare grassfire on the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc IR #1 Wednesday (April 22) afternoon.

The blaze in the Charles Lee Creek area was called in just after 6:30 p.m., and by 7:15 p.m. it was classified as being held.

The fire is suspected to be human caused.