BC Wildfire Branch

• UPDATE: Oliver wildfire flares up, fills air with smoke

  UPDATE: 10:01 p.m. Monday - The cooler night time temperature has slowed the spread of the wildfire.

  Sep 8, 2014
  
• Evacuation order for one home near Drought Hill fire now an alert

  Flames have quickly blown up the hillside beside Highway 97C, the Okanagan Connector, near Peachland following reports of a grass fire.

  Aug 8, 2014
  
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• UPDATE: Crews ramp up attack team in fire fight near Sugar Lake

  Tinder dry conditions are the perfect catalyst for wildfires and crews were called into action in the north Okanagan this afternoon.

  Jul 12, 2014
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• Open burning in Okanagan to be restricted May 15

  The restrictions apply to the Kamloops Fire Centre, where crews have responded to 38 wildfire incidents covering more than 438 hectares since April 1st.

  Apr 28, 2014