2+ week, 4+ day ago   (346+ words) Just as one wildfire is tamed near Castlegar, another is discovered as the Faith Creek wildfire replaced the Judkin Creek wildfire as out-of-control wildfires west of the city. Discovered on Monday — and in the wake of the Saturday night thunderstorm…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (696+ words) A wildfire burning out of control west of Merritt has grown to more than 67,000 hectares as crews brace for challenging conditions on Friday afternoon, with temperatures climbing and winds expected to strengthen. BC Wildfire Service officials say fire behaviour is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1106+ words) Crews battling a large blaze burning out of control west of Merritt are facing what could be a pivotal two days, with a fire official saying the risk could be significantly reduced if containment lines hold through Thursday and Friday’s…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) The BC Wildfire Service says a helicopter working on the Big Bar wildfire complex was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday due to a mechanical issue. The incident happened just north of Cache Creek, according to a social…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1710+ words) The BC Wildfire Service will be focusing efforts tonight on the Bald Range wildfire on the drainage between Fish Lake and Garnet Valley. ​The fire remains listed at 13,618 hectares, but BCWS hopes to update the mapping with a new estimate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1219+ words) The tactics used to battle the Inonoaklin Creek wildfire have not changed but the size of the out-of-control fire in the northern reaches of the West Kootenay has, according to B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) data. The wildfire — located 70 kilometres northwest of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (868+ words) The Mayor of Kimberley, B.C., says his town's fate depends on the mercy of the wind after the entire city of more than 8,000 residents near the Alberta boundary was put on evacuation alert due to an out-of-control wildfire. The Matthew Creek…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (417+ words) The Regional District of North Okanagan has activated an Emergency Operations Centre to help deal with Stage 3 water restrictions introduced last month. The RDNO activated the EOC and assigned a task number through Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, allowing staff…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (888+ words) Late last month, Anitra Cornish could see smoke coming from over the hill by her home in Eureka, Utah. Once she started seeing flames from the raging Iron Fire, she told her 86-year-old aunt that it was time to pack…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (849+ words) Hot, dry and windy conditions are fuelling a fast-moving wildfire in Utah, forcing the governor to declare an emergency and restrict fireworks as critical weather across the West gives way to mounting concerns that anything could cause a spark. Firefighters…...