West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund was given a plaque at city hall on Tuesday for his tireless work during last year’s McDougall Creek wildfire. * This article was originally publi… Read More

Costliest Insured Event Ever, top on the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s list of extreme weather events are fires in the Okanagan and Shuswap regions. 2023 Wildfires Were B.C.’s Cos… Read More

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“There’s no one-size-fits-all formula,” said Brittany Seibert, Emergency Program Coordinator for the City of Penticton. Seibert and BC Wildfire Structural Protection Spec… Read More

A satellite image taken shortly before the McDougall Creek wildfire sparked in West Kelowna reveals how the small fire was primed to grow, according to fire weather expert Mike Flannigan. Th… Read More

Event runs Oct. 13 to 15 at Tradex and includes firefighters’ fashion show and calendar The West Coast Women’s Show returns to Tradex in Abbotsford from Friday, Oct. 13 to Sund… Read More

B.C. Experiencing Wildfire Threats Throughout Autumn Following Hot and Arid Summer Introduction: The wildfire season in British Columbia has been exacerbated by higher temperatures and lower… Read More

*This episode originally aired in May 2016 during the Fort McMurray wildfire. It has been updated with new material. You can hear more World on Fire in an eight-part original CBC podcast… Read More

A satellite image taken shortly before a wildfire caused a “tactical evacuation” in West Kelowna reveals how the fire was poised to intensify. The image, provided by satellite im… Read More

A historic British Columbia landmark, the Nahatlach Lookout tower, has burned in a wildfire south of Lytton and north of Boston Bar.Footage from Lytton’s Internet provider, Lyttonnet… Read More

Since being found on Tuesday evening (August 15), the out-of-control wildfire in the McDougall Creek area has likely spread across an area equivalent to 1,100 hectares. Approximately 2,500 i… Read More

She also fretted about the grape harvest now under way. None of the 222 wineries in the region reported any direct fire damage. But they suffered a big drop in revenues as tourists stayed… Read More

A wildfire moving down the mountain toward Wilson’s Landing, B.C., made an “unearthly” howling sound as it stirred up winds to become a “self-feeding beast,” sa… Read More

With an estimated 30,000 people around the Central Okanagan forced to flee their homes, a herculean effort has been launched to meet needs, but it’s not been a completely smooth endeav… Read More

(CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn across the region, leaving many to face da… Read More