Tag Archives: BC Wildfire service
Crews responding to wildfire burning north of Meziadin Junction
The BC Wildfire Service is tackling a wildfire near Highway 37, about 75 kilometres north of Meziadin Junction and four kilometres south of Bell II. Officials say the fire was reported late Wednesday ...
Aug 08, 2019
Wildfire officials urge campfire caution
The BC Wildfire Service is warning people to be more cautious with campfires. Wardens had to put out 32 abandoned campfires during the B.C. Day long weekend. Officials say unattended fires can lead to...
Aug 07, 2019
Fresh funding will help 5 northwestern communities better prepare for wildfires
Another provincial funding injection will help bolster the northwest against the coming wildfires. Just over 265 thousand dollars will go to five local governments and First Nations within the Northwe...
Jul 11, 2019
Lightning sparks nine new wildfires in the Northwest Fire Centre
Severe lightning storms across the northwest this weekend have prompted nine fresh fire starts in the Northwest Fire Centre. All but two of those fires cover less than a hectare, and most are either u...
Jul 08, 2019
Four lightning-caused fires still burning in the Northwest as of last night
Lightning is to blame for as many as 10 new wildfires in the Northwest that have sparked since Thursday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, fires sprouted up across the Fire Centre's jurisdiction, ...
Jul 02, 2019
Lightning causes seven fires in Northwest Fire Centre on Wednesday
Several wildfires sprouted up as a result of heavy lightning in the Northwest Fire Centre last night. Two of those fires are within the Skeena Fire Zone, with both measuring less than a hectare and be...
Jun 27, 2019
Cariboo Fire Centre to allow Category 2 burns beginning at noon tomorrow
Category 2 open burns will once again be allowed within the Cariboo Fire Centre's jusrisdiction as of noon tomorrow. Lowered fire risks, expected rainfall, and projected temperature drops have convinc...
Jun 25, 2019
Northwest Fire Centre to lift open fire burning ban on Friday
All open burning restrictions currently being issued by the Northwest Fire Centre will be lifted as of noon on Friday. Category 2 fires had been banned by since the end of May, but less harsh conditio...
Jun 05, 2019
BC Wildfire Service preemptively sends 150 man camp to Dease Lake
Among rising temperatures and drought-like conditions, the BC Wildfire Service has preemptively set up camp in the northwest. A 150 person camp is being set up by the Service in Dease Lake to house a ...
May 31, 2019
Northwest Fire Centre prepares for new and old fires to flare up with high heat and drought
The Northwest Fire Centre is responding to several new wildfires in the Cassiar Fire Zone and preparing for more starts given hot weather and drought conditions. There were three new fires this week r...
May 30, 2019