Category Archives: Wildfires
Prescribed burns near Williams Lake and Brookmere expected to begin Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of prescribed burns will make smoke visible near the City of Williams Lake and along Highway 5 from Merritt to Hope. The BC Wildfire Service says it will carry out a 23-he...
Oct 31, 2024
Prescribed fuel burns planned near Merritt, Williams Lake
MERRITT AND WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service is notifying residents of Merritt and Williams Lake that it will carry out fuel burning near those cities starting Friday (Nov. 1).The proje...
Oct 30, 2024
Ministry of Forests preparing hazards report for residents affected by Shetland Creek Wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Residents impacted by the Shetland Creek wildfire will soon learn of post-fire hazards in the area. The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Cook's Ferry Indian Band (CFIB) will hos...
Oct 24, 2024
Pile burning taking place in Salmon Arm; smoke expected to be visible
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Salmon Arm may notice smoke throughout the rest of October. The BC Wildfire Service says crews will burn nearly 10 piles at the Rappel Base within the City of Salmon Arm this m...
Oct 15, 2024
TNRD looks back on 2024 wildfire season, warns of unstable soil
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Nicola Regional District communications manager Colton Davies spoke to CFJC Today on Tuesday (Oct. 8) to recap the 2024 wildfire season.The TNRD Emergency Operations Centre was act...
Oct 08, 2024
Smoke from prescribed burn expected to be visible from Clinton and Highway 97
CLINTON, B.C. - Residents in Clinton and area, along with drivers travelling along Highway 97 south, may notice some smoke over the next month. The BC Wildfire Service says crews will carry out a pres...
Oct 08, 2024
RCMP investigation into Lytton wildfire ends with no definitive cause found
LYTTON, B.C. - More than three years after the village was destroyed by wildfire, B.C. RCMP have concluded their investigation without finding a cause.Fire ripped through the village on June 30, 2021 ...
Sep 11, 2024
Increased fire activity expected for blaze burning northeast of Seymour Arm
The BC Wildfire Service posted on Twitter on Saturday (Sept. 7) to note increased fire behaviour in the North Blaise Creek fire burning about 28 kilometres northeast of Seymour Arm. A reconnaissance f...
Sep 07, 2024
Don't look now — near-record heat in Kamloops has fire danger ratings on the rise
KAMLOOPS - With the B.C. Interior flirting with record temperatures to end the week, the B.C. Wildfire Service is warning residents that the fire danger rating is on its way up again."Our fire danger ...
Sep 05, 2024
Venables Valley families left picking up the pieces after the Shetland Creek wildfire devastated the community
VENABLES VALLEY B.C. - In late July, the Shetland Creek wildfire forced the evacuation of the Venables Valley between Ashcroft and Spences Bridge as the blaze grew to more than 27,000 hectares. Six ho...
Aug 28, 2024
