Wildfires Of Note

• B.C. wildfires on rise as drought conditions persist; federal help en route

  Canada’s minister of emergency preparedness, Bill Blair, announced the assistance on Friday after his counterpart in B.C. made the request.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2023
  
• Two B.C. blazes set to lose ‘wildfire of note’ status, but three remain

  The BC Wildfire Service says the Briggs Creek wildfire west of Kaslo and the Mount Docking fire east of Radium Hot Springs are being removed from the bulletin.

  Fire

  Aug 25, 2022
  
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• B.C.’s Interior counts 6 wildfires of note currently burning

  All five wildfires of note are in the Southern Interior, with four in the Kamloops Fire Centre and one in the Southeast Fire Centre.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
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• Nohomin Creek Wildfire, near Lytton, B.C., grows to 2,364 hectares

  BC Wildfire said crews on both the north and south flanks continue to make good progress towards containment, despite steep terrain and increasingly high daytime temperatures.

  Fire

  Jul 26, 2022
• B.C. wildfire update Monday: An area the size of Metro Vancouver burned this season

  The B.C. Wildfire Service said there are now 39 wildfires of note, which means they are either threatening communities or highly visible.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2021
• B.C. wildfire map 2020: Current location of wildfires burning around the province

  View the location of the wildfires currently burning around B.C.

  Environment

  Sep 18, 2020
• There have been more than 100 wildfires sparked in B.C. in the past week

  There are 28 active fires in the province with about 821 hectares burned.

  Environment

  Aug 7, 2020
• Several evacuation orders and alerts remain in place as B.C. crews try to contain major wildfires 

  The Tommy Lakes wildfire, burning north of Fort St. John is estimated to be just shy of 17,000 hectares, after merging with the Beatton Lake wildfire on Friday.

  Canada

  May 28, 2018
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• B.C. wildfire status Thursday: New evacuation order in place but fire crews make progress

  Only 12 new fires broke out across the province on Wednesday bringing the total number of fires burning to 183.

  Jul 13, 2017
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• Campfires now banned throughout much of B.C.

  With the threat of wildfires growing across B.C., the province is taking steps to try and minimize the risk of human-caused wildfires.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2017