Category Archives: Wildfires
Partial Evacuation Order downgrade near White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has partially downgraded the Evacuation Order near the White Rock Lake wildfire.The following 246 properties that had been on an Evacuation Order, are ...
Aug 13, 2021
Province issues warnings as wildfires expected to increase
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government has issued a strong warning around the possible expansion of the White Rock Lake wildfire this weekend. Forecasters say the likelyhood of strong winds could lead t...
Aug 13, 2021
Logan Lake evacuees find refuge at Tk'emlúps Powwow grounds, hope fire guard will save homes
LOGAN LAKE, B.C - Roughly 1,100 Logan Lake properties have been evacuated after the Tremont Creek wildfire started moving closer to the community on Thursday (Aug. 12).The fire grew 8,000 hectares in ...
Aug 13, 2021
Logan Lake banking on FireSmart steps to protect residents
KAMLOOPS - Canada's first FireSmart community is being put to the test. Logan Lake is under an evacuation order, threatened by the unpredictable Tremont Creek wildfire. The wildfire jumped fire guards...
Aug 13, 2021
Evacuation Order for Moose Valley area west of 100 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an Evacuation Order for 13 parcels of land previously under an Evacuation Alert because of the Flat Lake wildfire. Properties impacted in the M...
Aug 13, 2021
Heat wave, winds compound wildfire risk in B.C., with no relief due until Sunday
More than a dozen temperature records have fallen across southern and central British Columbia as a heat wave intensifies, adding to challenges facing crews battling nearly 270 wildfires in all corner...
Aug 13, 2021
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Fire and Rescue assisting Logan Lake
KAMLOOPS - As everyone works to help everyone else make it through this wildfire crisis, Kamloops Fire and Rescue are trying to do their part to help their compatriots in Logan Lake.A crew from Kamloo...
Aug 13, 2021
Tremont Creek wildfire concerns spreads east into Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS - The impact of the Tremont Creek wildfire continued to march east, leading to an Evacuation Alert for the Cherry Creek region west of Kamloops.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued th...
Aug 12, 2021
Evacuation Order given to properties north of Logan Lake
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Order to an area south of Tunkwa Lake.The order has been issued because of the growth of the Tremont Creek wildfire. It affect...
Aug 12, 2021
BC company provides Wildland Firefighter Training for men facing barriers to career success
KAMLOOPS - On a smoky Thursday near Logan Lake, this group of men are out learning how to run and maintain a brush saw. They're here as part of an eight-week Wildland Firefighting and Silviculture Pro...
Aug 12, 2021
