Weather and fuel moisture conditions permitting, a prescribed burn will be ignited next week to restore grasslands and open forests on federal reserve land and…
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Campfire ban begins for Cranbrook
Effective at noon MT on Monday, July 6, and until further notice, the City of Cranbrook is banning any and all cooking fires and campfires…
High fire danger locally
Report any smoke and fire: Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services is asking the public to use extreme caution in any…
Open burning restricted in region
Effective at noon Pacific Time on Wednesday, June 24, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused…
Groups hosting weed pull on Sunday
The East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council (EKIPC) and Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program are hosting a weed pull around the Cranbrook Community Forest Lakes this Sunday….
Preparing your family for emergencies
The old Windermere Fire Hall will be the hub of activity May 2 as the Emergency Preparedness Fair gets underway. “The focus of the day…
Fire fighters and RCMP bring fire under control
Crews from the Wildfire Management Branch along with RCMP officers responded to a wildfire on the Mission Wycliffe Road just off Highway 95A on April…
Prescribed ER burn season approaching
André Chalabi has been busy prepping for the first prescribed burns of 2015 in the Columbia Trench. Chalabi (pictured above) is Burn Boss with Wildfire…
Human-caused fires raise concerns
On Monday, March 9, crews from the Southeast Fire Centre responded to four new wildfires, all of which were human-caused and therefore preventable. Two of…
Good start to Elko firefighter drive
It was a full house last night at the Elko Community Hall as the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) launched its Elko Fire Department…