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TNRD issued five times more evacuations in 2021 compared to 2017 wildfire season
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued five-times more evacuation orders this summer because of wildfires compared to 2017. There were 100 evacuation orders this year compared to 20 in the recor...
Oct 21, 2021 The Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops on June 30, 2021. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops will not use 'Logan Lake model' with rooftop sprinklers to protect from wildfires
Kamloops city staff say water capacity is preventing them from pursuing the use of irrigation sprinklers on homes during a wildfire. Sprinklers were used widely across Logan Lake when the town was eva...
Oct 19, 2021 Rooftop sprinklers in Logan Lake seen in July 2021.
TSB says 'more needs to be done' to prevent train-caused wildfires as risk grows due to climate change
The chair of the Transportation Safety Board says more work is needed to prevent wildfires caused by trains, in large part because of climate change. There won't be any recommendations from the TSB re...
Oct 18, 2021
Lytton residents looking for answers on when evacuation order may be lifted
A Lytton property owner says people still evacuated by the June 30 wildfire want to know when they can access their properties. Most of the community remains evacuated and burned out buildings haven't...
Oct 18, 2021 Structures destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Breaking: TSB investigation finds no evidence of train starting deadly Lytton wildfire
The Transportation Safety Board says it has "not identified any links" between rail companies and the deadly fire in the Village of Lytton that started on June 30. The fire burned down an estimated 90...
Oct 14, 2021 The town centre in the Village of Lytton on July 6, 2021, a week after a wildfire tore through town. (Photo by John Horgan)
Transportation Safety Board to release report Thursday on potential cause of Lytton wildfire
The Transportation Safety Board will come out with a highly-anticipated report tomorrow on the "possible relation" of a train to the Lytton Creek wildfire. The report will come out at 10 a.m. and the ...
Oct 13, 2021
B.C. wildfires destroy more than 500 structures in 2021
More than 550 structures were destroyed by wildfires this summer in B.C., including 343 homes. The 567 structures lost is considerably higher than other recent, catastrophic wildfire seasons in the pr...
Oct 08, 2021 A home flattened by flames in Monte Lake by the White Rock Lake fire, as seen on August 5, 2021. (Photo submitted)
MLA Tegart makes plea for more supports for fire-affected Lytton residents
The Fraser-Nicola MLA made an emotional plea in the legislature today to get Lytton residents back home. Jackie Tegart fought back tears while explaining that it's been 99 days since fire ripped throu...
Oct 07, 2021 The Lytton Creek wildfire in the Village of Lytton on the afternoon it broke out, on June 30, 2021. (Photo submitted)
Kamloops fire chief says preparation helped saved property, lives during July 1 wildfire in Juniper
The fire chief in Kamloops says crews need to be prepared for a "new threat" of more intense wildfires. Chief Steve Robinson was giving a debrief to city council on Tuesday about the Canada Day wildfi...
Oct 06, 2021 The lightning-caused Juniper East fire in Kamloops on July 1, 2021.
City of Kamloops looking to boost wildfire preparedness after catastrophic summer of fires
Kamloops staff are starting talks about how it can prepare for the next one, after another disastrous wildfire season in southern B.C. Councillor Kathy Sinclair brought up the topic at a council commi...
Sep 27, 2021
