Lead author Jiayun Angela Yao says rapid public health action to limit smoke exposure is vital
More air tankers, smaller camps as season off to slow start
Many staff are completing other training at home
The risk gradually falls over the course of the summer, but remains above the 30-year average.
Digital registration for evacuees, new wildfire app launched
Investigation did not identify who started the fire
Blaze is between two and five hectares in size, three kilometres east of Enderby…
Evacuation orders and alerts for the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District remain in place
A cause for most of the wildfires is listed as unknown
A small wildfire near Pyramid Provincial Park south of Summerland is under…
BC Wildfire Service reports blaze believed to have been human caused
BC Wildfire Service reports Shuswap two-hectare fire is not threatening structures
Organizers say precautions can reduce risk of damage during wildfire season
The fire was first reported on Thursday in the Mount Kathleen area
The blaze has been burning since Aug. 4 and covers an estimated 2,632 hectares
Firefighters are using small-scale hand ignitions on the blaze, which is currently moving downhill
Night vision goggles tested for early detection effort
Chief Travis Whiting and Kelowna Fire Department learn from the devasting U.S. fires
Tax, insurance cuts proposed for private land ‘fire smart’ efforts
Forest fuel program no longer requires local cost-sharing
