City of Kelowna offers free curbside collection to remove flammable plants - Kelowna Capital News Registration for curbside pickup opens Monday, March 30

ICYMI: “Planning ahead for wildfire season, the City of Kelowna is offering free curbside removal of highly flammable plants for residents.” kelownacapnews.com/2026/03/28/c... - Capital News

#BCWildfire #FirePrevention #FireSmart #Kelowna #Wildfires

📄 C52360 (C52360)
🚒 Cariboo Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #C52360

📄 V32358 (V32358)
📍 Evans Lake
🚒 Coastal Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Under Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #V32358 #EvansLake

📄 V32358 (V32358)
📍 Evans Lake
🚒 Coastal Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Being Held
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #V32358 #EvansLake

Prescribed burns planned within City of Williams Lake WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working with the City of Williams Lake to conduct five...

“WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is working with the City of Williams Lake to conduct five prescribed burns within city limits to reduce wildfire risks.” cfjctoday.com/2026/03/28/p... - @cfjctoday.bsky.social

#BCWildfire #PrescribedBurning #RxBurn #Wildfires #WilliamsLake

📄 V32358 (V32358)
📍 Evans Lake
🚒 Coastal Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #V32358 #EvansLake

Gaps in rural B.C. air monitoring raise concerns as wildfire smoke health risks grow | CBC News Health officials and advocates are raising concerns about gaps in air quality monitoring across rural B.C., saying that some communities may be exposed to dangerous wildfire smoke levels without accur...

BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Lack of air quality monitoring in rural B.C. raises concerns as wildfire smoke risks grow” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia

CW: Death

#AirQuality #Asthma #BCWildfire #WildfireSmoke

Recently launched app rates wildfire risk for properties across Canada | Globalnews.ca A program calculating wildfire risks for properties is available. It hopes to keep Canadians informed on the effects of the increasing fire possibility in their area.

CANADA: “The WildfireScore Consumer App uses information similar to that used to calculate insurance premiums and provides the risk on a scale of one to five.” globalnews.ca/news/1174946... - Global News

#ABFire #BCWildfire #MBFire #NBFire #NLFire #NSFire #Nunavut #NWTFire #ONFire #SKFire #Yukon

📄 G42138 (G42138)
📍 NE of Goldmine and G42091
🚒 Prince George Fire Centre
🔥 35 ha, Out
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #G42138

BC Wildfire invests in enhanced equipment depot for Prince George More than $21 million in capital funding went towards funding the enhanced depot

PRINCE GEORGE: “The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is preparing for the 2026 wildfire season with new investments in the province, including additional equipment, vehicles, helicopters...” www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/b... - Prince George Citizen

#BCWildfire #CityofPG #Wildfires

📄 K22355 (K22355)
📍 3800 Hwy 97
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K22355 #3800Hwy97

📄 C22352 (C22352)
📍 N of Higginbottom Creek
🚒 Cariboo Fire Centre
🔥 28 ha, Under Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #C22352

Kamloops homeowners learn about 'firesmarting' ahead of wildfire season The City of Kamloops is hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. With wildfire season approaching, many homeowners are taking advantage of a Fire Smart Assessment program. As the CBC's Shelley...

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Kamloops homeowners learn about 'firesmarting' ahead of wildfire season” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - CBC News

#BCWildfire #DefensibleSpace #FireSafety #FireSmart #Kamloops #Wildfires

📄 K22355 (K22355)
📍 Paxton Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K22355 #PaxtonCreek

📄 K22355 (K22355)
📍 TBD
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K22355 #TBD

How to locate a wildfire - with old tech Bart Vanderlinde, one of BC's last lookouts, describes how to use a firefinder, a tool once essential to BC's forest service, and now a relic. Watch The Last of the Lookouts on CBC Gem.

BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Bart Vanderlinde, one of BC's last lookouts, describes how to use a firefinder, a tool once essential to BC's forest service, and now a relic.” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - CBC Docs

#BCWildfire #Wildfires

A final bastion of BC wildfire defence There were once hundreds of active fire watch towers spread throughout BC. Today, they're almost all gone. Bart Vanderlinde mans of the last lookouts. Watch The Last of the Lookouts on CBC Gem.

BRITISH COLUMBIA: “There were once hundreds of active fire watch towers spread throughout BC. Today, they're almost all gone.” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - CBC Gem

#BCWildfire #Wildfires

Wildfire scars burned in Monte Lake - Salmon Arm Observer 100 piles to be burned, creating smoke visible from Falkland, Vernon, Highway 97

“The BC Wildfire Service is supporting the Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District in a pile burning project located about four kilometres south of Monte Lake.”
saobserver.net/2026/03/24/w... - Salmon Arm Observer

#BCWildfire #MonteLake cc: #Kamloops #SalmonArm #VernonBC

📄 K62353 (K62353)
📍 Skuagam Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 1 ha, Out
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K62353 #SkuagamCreek

📄 K62354 (K62354)
📍 Pukaist Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Under Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K62354 #PukaistCreek

📄 K62354 (K62354)
📍 Pukaist Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Being Held
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K62354 #PukaistCreek

📄 V52334 (V52334)
📍 Desolation Sound
🚒 Coastal Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #V52334 #DesolationSound

📄 K62354 (K62354)
📍 Pukaist Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 0 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K62354 #PukaistCreek

📄 K62353 (K62353)
📍 Skuagam Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 1 ha, Under Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K62353 #SkuagamCreek

BC Wildfire Service to conduct prescribed burn along Highway 20 - Williams Lake Tribune The prescribed burn is expected to begin as early as Friday, March 27

“To prepare for the wildfire season, BC Wildfire is beginning its prescribed burns along Highway 20.” wltribune.com/2026/03/24/b... - Williams Lake Tribune

#BCHwy20 #BCWildfire #Cariboo #ChilankoForks #Chilcotin #Hanceville #WilliamsLake

📄 N62351 (N62351)
📍 Hardy Mountain
🚒 Southeast Fire Centre
🔥 4 ha, Out
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #N62351 #HardyMountain

📄 C22352 (C22352)
📍 N of Higginbottom Creek
🚒 Cariboo Fire Centre
🔥 20 ha, Being Held
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #C22352

📄 N62351 (N62351)
📍 Hardy Mountain
🚒 Southeast Fire Centre
🔥 4 ha, Under Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #N62351 #HardyMountain

📄 K62353 (K62353)
📍 Skuagam Creek
🚒 Kamloops Fire Centre
🔥 1 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #K62353 #SkuagamCreek

📄 C22352 (C22352)
📍 N of Higginbottom Creek
🚒 Cariboo Fire Centre
🔥 20 ha, Out of Control
🔗 wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents
#BCWildfire #C22352