In April 2023 after five years of planning, the Ktunaxa Nation community of ʔaq’am led the Airport Pasture Prescribed Burn project with support from many…
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CFES responded to significant increase in calls over summer
Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services (CFES) has reported a significant increase in calls for service, with a nearly 20% rise in the third quarter of…
Category 3 open burning ban rescinded in Southeast
Effective at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 9, Category 3 open burning will once again be permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre. Local governments may…
Wood waste pile fire overnight at Wasa Transfer Station
Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) staff, contractors and members of the BC Wildfire Service responded to a fire at the Wasa Transfer Station last…
B.C. commits to early pensions for wildfire fighters
B.C. is negotiating earlier pensions for wildland firefighters helping align their benefits with those of other public-safety occupations while they protect communities from increasingly challenging…
Prescribed burn planned for the Peavine area
To help reduce wildfire threats, the BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the Rocky Mountain Resource District in the operations of conducting a prescribed burn…
Restoration burn planned for yaqan nu?kiy grasslands
To help reduce wildfire threats, the BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the yaqan nu?kiy – Lower Kootenay Band, in conducting an ecosystem restoration prescribed…
Successful completion of prescribed burn in Lois Creek
The prescribed burn conducted in the Lois Creek area was a success. The Kimberley Fire Department, in partnership with the BC Wildfire Service, safely completed…
Evacuation Order and Alert rescinded for Kikomun Wildfire
The Evacuation Order for 14 properties and the Evacuation Alert for 38 properties in the vicinity of the Kikomun Wildfire have been rescinded as the…
Kikomun Wildfire now being held
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has provided an update on the Kikomun Wildfire situated west of Baynes Lake with information from BC Wildfire…