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Official wildfire numbers could jump today
KAMLOOPS - There are 196 active fires listed on the B.C. Wildfire site this morning, but that is probably a conservative amount. At least 40 fires have sparked in the past two days, but more will show...
Doug Collins Jul 05, 2021

Fires near Juniper Ridge and Valleyview being held, KFR receiving assistance
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops East interface fires adjacent to parts of Juniper Ridge and Valleyview continued to be held Friday (July 2) evening.A statement from the Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre (E...
James Peters Jul 03, 2021

Valleyview Drive closed as wildfire flares up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A fire near Thursday evening's wildfire in eastern Kamloops, has flared up again and has forced the closure of a road in Valleyview.Emergency crews have closed Valleyview Drive at the inter...
Dave Barry Jul 02, 2021

Thursday night lightning storm leads to 14 new fires in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a massive electrical storm that crossed over Kamloops last night (July 1) produced 14 new fires in the area. Among the new starts was the large wildfire that th...
James Peters Jul 02, 2021

Evacuation Order lifted for Juniper Ridge homes
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has rescinded the tactical evacuation order for property owners along Capilano Drive in the Juniper Ridge area. All residents who were forced to leave their homes overn...
James Peters Jul 02, 2021

Large fire breaks out in Juniper-Valleyview area of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (7:40 AM- July 2) Kamloops Fire Rescue had a busy night battling a large fire that appeared to ignite from a lightning storm in the evening. The fire started in a wooded area ...
James Peters Jul 01, 2021 Image Credit: Contributed / Ali Giddens

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Lytton fire left residents little time to escape the flames
MERRITT, B.C. - Evacuees of a fire that swept through Lytton Wednesday (June 30) are telling harrowing stories of their escape."When the wires started falling off the hydro poles, I figured it was tim...
James Peters Jul 01, 2021

Lytton wildfire estimated at 8,000 hectares; MP says 90% of community destroyed
LYTTON, B.C. - The wildfire that swept through the Village of Lytton is now estimated at 8,000 hectares by the BC Wildfire Service. The quick moving fire was aided by strong winds on Wednesday night a...
James Peters Jul 01, 2021

Lytton evacuated as wildfire rips through community
LYTTON, B.C. - Officials ordered the evacuation of the community of Lytton, B.C., Wednesday evening, just one day after the village shattered the record for highest temperature ever recorded in Canada...
James Peters Jun 30, 2021 Image Credit: Facebook / Cariboo Wildfires Information and Safety

TNRD places nearly 300 properties near Loon Lake, Hihium Lake on evacuation alert due to Sparks Lake fire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has added nearly 300 more properties to evacuation alert status due to the nearby Sparks Lake wildfire. Most of the 298 properties are in the areas of ...
James Peters Jun 30, 2021

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