Category Archives: Wildfires
BCWS, Lower Nicola Indian Band announce plans to finish 3-year cultural burn project near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the final portion of a multi-year cultural burn project near Merritt will be finished in the coming weeks.The three-year project is being conducted ...
Feb 17, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
TRU wildfire program excited about future potential
KAMLOOPS - Since 2018, the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) wildfire program has been working on progressing wildfire sciences throughout the Kamloops region. In 2025, the program was approved for cer...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Prescribed burn taking place within Williams Lake Community Forest
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the surrounding area, along with drivers travelling on Highway 20, may notice smoke over the next few weeks. The BC Wildfire Service says a prescri...
Jan 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
More than 8,800 square kilometres scorched in B.C. amid second-worst wildfire season in Canada
VICTORIA - British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilome...
Dec 29, 2025
WorkSafeBC fines B.C. government over $750K for two wildfire fighting incidents from 2023
KAMLOOPS - WorkSafeBC has fined the Provincial Government over $750,000 in connection with a pair of incidents involving the BC Wildfire Service that date back to 2023. An administrative penalty of $7...
Nov 08, 2025
Five prescribed burn projects taking place over two months in the 100 Mile House wildfire zone
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A notable, lengthy prescribed burn mission will be taking place in the 100 Mile House wildfire zone over the next two months. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting the 10...
Nov 04, 2025
Wildfire service carrying out a pair of prescribed burns in partnership with William Lake First Nation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is carrying out another prescribed burn in partnership with Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN). An eight-hectare burn near Brunson Lake, nearly seven kilom...
Oct 18, 2025
BC Wildfire Service readies prescribed burns in Siwash area west of Williams Lake
ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is preparing for a pair of prescribed burns west of Williams Lake.The burns could begin as soon as Tuesday (Oct. 14) near the community of Yunisit'i...
Oct 13, 2025
Prescribed burn taking place east of Seymour Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A prescribed burn north of Shuswap Lake could begin as early as Wednesday (Oct. 8). The BC Wildfire Service says it will support BC Timber Sales in carrying out a prescribed burn of...
Oct 06, 2025
Mine Creek wildfire near Coquihalla Highway classified as under control
KAMLOOPS - The Mine Creek wildfire burning along the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is now under control. In an update Wednesday (Oct. 1), the BC Wildfire Service said the fire that brief...
Oct 02, 2025
