Tag Archives: Wildfires
Cariboo Fire Centre to lift burning ban
The forests ministry is lifting a ban on some types of open burning in the Cariboo this week. The Cariboo Fire Centre says category 2 open fires will be allowed again as of Friday due to decreased wil...
Sep 10, 2019
Northwest wildfires causing highly visible smoke
The Northwest Fire Centre says a couple of blazes in the Cassiar Fire Zone are causing plenty of smoke. The Barrington River fire 50 kilometres west of Telegraph Creek has shown little growth since Su...
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
New provincial open burning regulations to come in to effect this fall
New burning rules, intended to improve BC's air quality, will take effect this fall. Open burning is the largest source of fine particulate matter pollution in the province, contributing more than the...
Jul 10, 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
FireSmart assistance program for northern communities extended by four months
Homeowners in six northern BC communities will be able to better prepare their properties for wildfires thanks to the extensions of a government-funded program. Sixteen individuals will work throughou...
Jun 26, 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
Lightning the cause of ten small fires in the Cariboo yesterday
Lightning is being blamed for 10 small fires which sprouted up in the Cariboo yesterday. Nine of the fires popped up between Williams Lake and 100 Mile House, west of Highway 97, while another sparked...
Jun 13, 2019