Prescribed Burns

• Okanagan communities plan prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk

  The planned burn at Knox Mountain would be the park's second prescribed burn carried out by the department in the past year.

  Fire

  Sep 24
  
• Questions raised about B.C.’s approach to prescribed burns ahead of wildfire season

  The prescribed burn was part of an 87-hectare risk reduction strategy, but the BC Wildfire Service has not yet confirmed whether the burn went ahead as planned.

  Fire

  Aug 26
  
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• Nationwide prescribed burn program being launched, administered through UBC-Okanagan

  The new program will train more people to safely plan and carry out prescribed burns, create national training standards and provide hands-on experience in the field.

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• Cultural and prescribed burn scheduled near Kelowna

  People in Kelowna should expect to see smoke rising from the hills around the valley next month as a cultural and prescribed burn in the McCulloch area gets underway.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2024
• Lladnar Creek wildfire near Sparwood, B.C. grows to 820 hectares

  According to BC Wildfire Service, the fire’s size increase is partially due to Saturday’s prescribed burn operations.

  Fire

  Aug 6, 2023
• Plumes of smoke rising across the Okanagan as burns continue

  'We are responsible for both. We are always thinking about the future of our children, and how we can sustain our world seven generations into the future.'

  Fire

  Apr 11, 2022
• Indigenous-led prescribed burns could help reduce wildfire risks, experts say

  Cultural burning was a family practice, and in some Indigenous communities, fire keeping was a specific expertise and role passed through generations, an expert said.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2021
• Fighting fire in the Okanagan with flame, cattle and logging

  The provincial government is hoping prescribed burns, logging and allowing cattle to graze in some areas will eventually lead to a decrease in wildfires.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2019
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• Prescribed burns planned for the Okanagan to help Big Horn Sheep

  An Okanagan conservation group is trying to fight disease with fire.

  Environment

  Mar 2, 2019
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• Dalhousie professor calls for ‘controlled, prescribed burns’ after Nova Scotia wildfires

  The majority of Nova Scotia is once again under burning restrictions. After weeks of some of the worst wildfires in 15 years, one Dalhousie University professor is calling on the province to improve forest management.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2016