Prescribed Burn

• Indigenous cultural burn near Osoyoos revives traditional fire stewardship

  Smoke rising over the grasslands west of Osoyoos this week is part of a carefully planned burn aimed at doing more than reducing wildfire risk.

  Canada

  Oct 8
  
• City of Edmonton lights prescribed burn as part of fire prevention efforts

  The Northeast River Valley Park was closed for a prescribed burn, meant to clear grass and weeds in the park. Preventative fire is a recent add to the city's fire protection plan.

  Fire

  Mar 26, 2025
  
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• Parks Canada prescribed burn in Banff becomes out-of-control fire after wind picks up

  Parks Canada said it was carrying out a prescribed fire when around 4 p.m., "due to an unexpected shift in wind direction and speed," the fire escaped the predetermined boundary.

  Fire

  May 3, 2023
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• Indigenous-led prescribed burn with cultural significance in Kelowna, B.C.

  WFN in partnership with BC Wildfire Service is setting this land ablaze, a tradition dating back to when Indigenous firekeepers used to perform the same task.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2023
• 200 wood piles to be burned in Central Okanagan provincial park

  The burning is part of the region’s ongoing forest fuels management project, which reduces surface fuels.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
• 2 prescribed burns scheduled for South Okanagan next month

  Both burns will take place near Penticton. One will be around 6 km east of the city, with the second being 8 km to the northeast.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2023
• BC Wildfire says planned burn near Peachland was successful

  The burn will 'provide community protection, ecosystem restoration and habitat improvement for mule deer winter range and enhancement for Indigenous cultural values in the area.'

  Environment

  Oct 29, 2022
• Smoke from prescribed burn causing ‘poor air quality’ in Jasper area: Environment Canada

  Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for parts of west-central Alberta on Tuesday.

  Weather

  May 3, 2022
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• City of Toronto conducts prescribed burn at High Park

  The City said that under ideal weather conditions, smoke from the controlled burn at High Park should lift and not affect surrounding neighbourhoods.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2022
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• Okanagan residents to see smoke from pile burning in Myra Bellevue Park

  There are 200 piles of wood debris that The BC Wildfire Service, in conjunction with BC Parks and the Okanagan Shuswap Resource District, plan to ignite in the Penticton Fire Zone.

  Fire

  Mar 16, 2022