Category Archives: Wildfires
Pair of small wildfires spark near Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE July 31 5:30 a.m.): The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says two small wildfires that sparked in the Heffley Creek area Wednesday (July 30) were likely caused by lightning.The two fires ...
Jul 30, 2025
Cantilever Bar wildfire not currently threatening Lytton but anxiety remains for those who experienced 2021
LYTTON - The Cantilever Bar Wildfire is burning approximately 10 kilometers south of the Village of Lytton. The wildfire is now estimated at 460 hectares, a three-fold increase from Tuesday (July 29)....
Jul 30, 2025
Province expands air quality advisory to Ashcroft, Cache Creek
LYTTON, B.C. - The province has expanded an air quality advisory in place due to smoke from the Cantilever Bar fire near Lytton. The initial advisory was enacted Tuesday (July 29) for the Fraser Canyo...
Jul 30, 2025
Lytton-area fire measured at 460ha as smoke clears
LYTTON, B.C. - The reported size of a wildfire burning near Lytton has tripled, but the BC Wildfire Service says the new figure can be attributed to more accurate mapping. The service has now mapped t...
Jul 30, 2025
Lytton-area fire expected to grow; air quality warning issued
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the measured size of a fire that ignited south of Lytton Monday (July 28) is expected to grow in the near future. The Cantilever Bar fire started Mon...
Jul 29, 2025
Crews snuff fire along Coquihalla south of Merritt; highway reopened Tuesday
MERRITT, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to the surrounding landscape along the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Monday evening (July 28) was quickly brought under control.At about 8:00 p.m. a se...
Jul 29, 2025
New wildfire south of Lytton triggers evacuation alerts from Lytton First Nation, TNRD
LYTTON, B.C. - A new wildfire start discovered south of Lytton Monday (July 28) has already grown to 150 hectares, prompting a pair of evacuation alerts.The Cantilever Bar fire erupted about 10 kilome...
Jul 29, 2025
Kamloops fire chief says majority of recent interface fires caused by 'campfires or cooking fires'
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops fire chief says the majority of a series of interface fires within city limits appear to have been caused by either campfires or cooking fires. That includes the 3-hectare gras...
Jul 25, 2025
Small fire sparks southwest of Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service personnel are responding to a small wildfire southwest of Ashcroft.The fire was discovered Tuesday (July 22) near Klootchville Creek, east of Oregon Jack Park and ...
Jul 22, 2025
Fourteen TNRD community wildfire groups funded via new provincial pilot
KAMLOOPS - A grant program that allowed community groups to get training so they can help the BC Wildfire Service fight fires was oversubscribed, but the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says ...
Jul 22, 2025
