Overnight wildfire in Battle Bluffs area being held at 5.7 ha.

Jul 16, 2026 | 7:50 AM

UPDATE (12:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is investigating the grassfire in the Battle Bluffs area west of Kamloops.

Video posted to social media shows a burned out vehicle at the Battle Bluff fire site.

Speaking to CFJC Today, Fire Information Officer Taylor Wallace says investigators are determining the specific cause of the fire.

“There are a lot of subsections under what a human caused wildfire could be, so we have our investigators out to determine the specific cause within that broad, human caused category,” Wallace says.

Wallace adds that nine personnel remain at the site of the fire.

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CFJC Today has contacted Kamloops RCMP for further information.

EARLIER: KAMLOOPS — The BC Wildfire Service made quick work of a notable grassfire in the Battle Bluffs area west of Kamloops.

The wildfire service’s website shows the Battle Bluff fire was discovered early Thursday (July 16) morning. In an update at around 5:30 a.m., the wildfire service says the fire was under control at 5.7 hectares.

The Battle Bluff fire is suspected to be human caused.

As of Thursday morning, the wildfire service’s website lists 31 active wildfires across the province. Of them, 10 are in the Kamloops Fire Centre.

The fire danger rating in the Kamloops Fire Centre is mostly high or extreme.

(Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)

by Aaron Schulze

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Overnight wildfire in Battle Bluffs area being held at 5.7 ha.

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