Category Archives: Wildfires
Izman Creek fire classified as wildfire of note; blaze was accidentally sparked by RCMP vehicle
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:45 p.m.): BC RCMP say the Izman Creek fire near Lytton - which is now classified as a wildfire of note - was accidentally sparked by after a police boat trailer malfunctioned on C...
Jul 03, 2025
Nikaia Creek wildfire near Lytton being held
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): One of two wildfires posing a threat to life and property in the Lytton area is being held. As of Wednesday (July 2) morning, the BC Wildfire Service says the Nikaia...
Jul 02, 2025
UPDATE: Scatchard Mountain fire near Chase being held at 35 hectares in size
CHASE, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Scatchard Mountain fire is being held at 35 hectares in size, meaning its not expected to grow further based on current fuel a...
Jul 01, 2025
TNRD issues evacuation order for two properties near Lytton
LYTTON - (UPDATE 8:45 p.m.): The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued new evacuation orders and alerts in the Lytton-area as a second wildfire continues to burn along Highway 12.It has ...
Jul 01, 2025
UPDATE: Evacuation orders and alerts in effect as grassfire near Chase grows in size
CHASE, B.C. - (UPDATE 8:00 p.m.): Evacuation orders and alerts are in place as a wildfire that is burning near the Village of Chase has grown to an estimated 35 hectares in size. The evacuation order ...
Jun 30, 2025
UPDATE: RCMP say impaired driver sparked wildfire along Highway 5A near Merritt Sunday
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 10:45 a.m.): Police in Merritt say the driver of the vehicle that sparked a wildfire along Highway 5A near Nicola Lake Sunday (June 29) afternoon was was likely impaired by liq...
Jun 30, 2025
Blackpool Fire Rescue snuff out 'deliberate' interface fire along Highway 5
BLACKPOOL, B.C. - Blackpool Fire Rescue says its crews were called to an interface fire in a ditch along Highway 5 in the North Thompson that they say appears to have been deliberately lit. In a state...
Jun 27, 2025
Grassfire near Peterson Creek Park under control
KAMLOOPS - The grassfire that broke out in the area of Peterson Creek Park Thursday (June 26) evening is now under control. That's according to an update from the City of Kamloops Friday (June 27) mor...
Jun 27, 2025
UPDATE: Grassfire near Peterson Creek Park in Kamloops being held
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 7:45 p.m.): A relatively large grassfire that broke out in the area of Peterson Creek Park Thursday (June 26 ) evening is being held at 3.07 hectares in size. That means that the fi...
Jun 26, 2025
Kamloops Fire Centre benefits from 30 to 50 millimetres in rain amid weekend thunderstorms
KAMLOOPS - The reward of weekend thunderstorms outweighed the risk for the Kamloops Fire Centre, at least in the short term. According to the BC Wildfire Service, there were 869 lightning strikes reco...
Jun 23, 2025
