Sparks Lake Wildfire

• More than 3,000 wildfire officials battling flames as province braces for record-breaking heat

  Over the last two days all evacuation orders that were in place in the vicinity of the Flat Lake wildfire, burning southwest of 100 Mile, have been downgraded to alerts.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2021
  
• B.C. wildfire Wednesday: Officials eye ‘mixed bag’ in weather forecast

  Rob Schweitzer, director of fire centre operations at the BC Wildfire Service said the forecast shows a "mixed bag" with high temperatures but not much in the way of strong winds.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2021
  
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• Out-of-control wildfires burning in B.C. as tensions remain high with hot, dry conditions

  Firefighters around the province are busy fighting a number of fires, including the Sparks Lake wildfire, which remains the largest in B.C. at 39,251 hectares.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2021
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• Majority of Lytton, B.C. destroyed in fire, some residents unaccounted for: officials

  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth also confirmed some Lytton residents had not been accounted for, and said RCMP were investigating their whereabouts.

  Environment

  Jul 1, 2021
• Expert warns of ‘extreme fire danger’ as heat wave pushes B.C. wildfire risk to dangerous levels

  The Sparks Lake wildfire near Kamloops has exploded to 4,000 hectares in size.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2021
• Sparks Lake wildfire burning northwest of Kamloops listed at 750 hectares

  Environment Canada listed the temperature in Kamloops at 46 C (115 F) at 5 p.m., on Tuesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021