Keremeos Wildfire

• Lightning a concern as crews make progress against Keremeos wildfire

  The BC Wildfire Service said some evacuation orders were lifted after overnight crews used drones map out hotspots around the 6,700-hectare Keremeos Creek fire.

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  Aug 10, 2022
  
• ‘Ash was raining all over my house’: Keremeos Creek wildfire destroys off-grid home

  The Keremeos Creek wildfire has forced hundreds of local residents to evacuate many of whom are uncertain as to when they might return. Some may not be able to return at all. 

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  Aug 3, 2022
  
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• New wildfire springs up near Keremeos as blistering heat wave hits B.C.

  The BC Wildfire Service reported 11 new fires in the last two days alone, and 32 over the last week. The province says 88 per cent of wildfires this year have been human caused.

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  Jun 24, 2021
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• Snowy Mountain wildfire mapped at 12,000 hectares

  Fire officials said updated mapping pegs the Snowy Mountain wildfire near Keremeos, B.C. at more than 12,000 hectares.

  Aug 6, 2018
• Snowy Mountain blaze the biggest in the province

  The out-of-control Snowy Mountain fire has grown to be the biggest wildfire in B.C. at 1,910 hectares.

  Jul 30, 2018