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About 175 firefighters in Logan Lake protecting homes, with community evacuated due to nearby wildfire
Fire crews have travelled from near and far in B.C. to help protect homes in Logan Lake, after the town was evacuated yesterday by the Tremont Creek wildfire. There are about 60 fire engines in the co...
Aug 13, 2021 Logan Lake on August 13, 2021, while the community is under evacuation order. (Photo submitted)
Wildfire evacuee shelter with 100 beds now open at NorKam Secondary, operator says
For any wildfire evacuees looking for a place to stay in Kamloops, there's a 100-bed shelter at the gym at NorKam Secondary. Dina Lambright, the executive director of Out of the Cold which is co-runni...
Aug 13, 2021
Evacuation order issued for Logan Lake due to Tremont Creek fire
UPDATE 9 p.m. - People who live Logan Lake have been ordered to evacuate because of the Tremont Creek wildfire. The order applies to all properties in the community southwest of Kamloops, and it came ...
Aug 12, 2021
About 500 personnel working on White Rock Lake fire; 'thousands' of homes being protected
The B.C. government says 500 personnel are helping fight the massive White Rock Lake wildfire and that some form of structural protection is set up around more than 1,000 homes. Deputy Minister of For...
Aug 12, 2021
Prescribed burn set to take place north of Monte Lake this afternoon
The BC Wildfire Service is planning a prescribed burn on the White Rock Lake fire north of Monte Lake and Paxton Valley this afternoon. Incident Commander Mark Healey says with winds from the north, t...
Aug 12, 2021
Controlled burn goes off without a hitch at Tremont Creek fire
Clearer skies in Kamloops made a controlled burn very visible yesterday at the Tremont Creek fire. The smoke could be seen from Kamloops to Cache Creek, and on the Coquihalla Highway. Fire information...
Aug 11, 2021 A controlled burn at the Tremont Creek wildfire on August 10, 2021, as seen from the Coquihalla Highway. (Photo via Jaclynn Bryan)
B.C. government says response was instant to White Rock Lake fire; says fire activity was aggressive from outset
B.C.'s Deputy Forest Minister is trying to clear the air of how the White Rock Lake fire was handled on the day it broke out. Rick Manwaring said it was reported at 3:46 p.m. on July 13. In an email, ...
Aug 10, 2021 The White Rock Lake wildfire south of Westwold, on July 25, 2021. (Photo by BC Wildfire Service)
Most evacuation orders lifted near Coquihalla near July Mountain wildfire
Most properties have been taken off of evacuation order near the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt, from the July Mountain wildfire. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded the order to...
Aug 10, 2021
Monte Lake resident offers to pay for Public Safety Minister Farnworth to visit wildfire-ravaged community
A Monte Lake resident says the White Rock Lake fire burnt the hairs on his arms but didn't burn his home, because he stayed behind to protect it. Rob Cote said he stayed behind and only left briefly o...
Aug 10, 2021 A burnt-out vehicle in front of a home that has been reduced to ashes on Paxton Valley Road, about 1 km east of Monte Lake and Highway 97. (Photo by Scottie Duncan)
As Lytton plans two-year rebuild, mayor expecting toxicity test results by Aug. 16
The Mayor of Lytton is waiting for test results from the Ministry of Environment that show the toxicity in Lytton, six weeks after a wildfire destroyed most of that community. Jan Polderman says those...
Aug 10, 2021 Photo via Andybremner2012/Wikimedia Commons
