Category Archives: Wildfires
Overnight lightning ignites new wildfires in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Multiple new wildfires have ignited in the east Shuswap. In a news release issued Thursday (July 18) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) notes there were many lig...
Jul 18, 2024
Shetland Creek wildfire near Spences Bridge balloons to 5,000 hectares in size
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): Cliff Chapman, the director of provincial operations with the BC Wildfire Service, confirmed during a news conference in Kamloops that the two wildfires near Spences Bridge merged...
Jul 18, 2024
Evacuation orders issued for Venables Valley, more Cook's Ferry reserves due to growing Spences Bridge-area fire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued its first major wildfire-related evacuation orders and alerts of the 2024 wildfire season, thanks to a roaring fire north of Spe...
Jul 17, 2024
BCWS crews contending with challenging terrain, hot and dry conditions for wildfires near Spences Bridge
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews assigned to the two out-of-control wildfires near Spences Bridge have been battling dry and hot conditions this week. The Shetland Creek wildfir...
Jul 17, 2024
No properties currently at risk as wildfires burn near Spences Bridge and Cook's Ferry
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson Regional District's Electoral Area 'I' has been battered by Mother Nature over the past three years. Beginning with the devastating Lytton wildfire in 2021, followe...
Jul 17, 2024
B.C. braces for more wildfire activity with thunderstorms in the forecast
British Columbia's wildfire service says it's on the lookout for a surge in wildfire activity as hot weather continues with thunderstorms and wind in the forecast. The service's latest bulletin says s...
Jul 17, 2024
Wildfire along Highway 1 in B.C.'s Fraser Valley now classified as 'held'
A wildfire that flared up along the Trans-Canada Highway between Chilliwack and Hope, B.C., is now classified as "being held," and isn't expected to spread beyond its boundaries. The one-hectare blaze...
Jul 16, 2024
New wildfire ignites near Three Valley
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire discovered in the Shuswap Monday (July 15) morning has grown to 4.2 hectares in size.The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says on its online map that the fire is at Wap Creek south of ...
Jul 16, 2024
AI wildfire early detection system is like a fire alarm in the forest, says chief
VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Vernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city's new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest. The system i...
Jul 16, 2024
Evacuation alert lifted for Barkerville, Wells
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - There is good news Monday (July 15) for the historic community of Barkerville and the district of Wells in the Cariboo.The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has lifted an evacuation ...
Jul 15, 2024
