Emergency Services

Prescribed burn planned in Warfield

Fire My Kootenay Now - September 25, 2026

The BC Wildfire Service and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary are planning a prescribed burn next week in Warfield.

Deer Park prescribed burn casts haze over Trail, Castlegar

Fire My Kootenay Now - September 22, 2026

The BC Wildfire Service confirmed that the haze in the air is from the burn that is within one kilometer of Deer Park and is covering up to 450 hecatres.

Category 3 open fire ban lifted across Southeast Fire Centre

Emergency Services My Kootenay Now - September 18, 2026

Category 3 open fires are once again permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre as wildfire risk eases in the region.

Prescribed burn planned for Deer Park Mountain this weekend

Wildfires My Kootenay Now - September 17, 2026

A prescribed burn on Deer Park Mountain is expected to go ahead this weekend, with site preparation begining this afternoon.

Area restriction to be lifted on Castlegar-area wildfire

Wildfires My Kootenay Now - September 17, 2026

The BC Wildfire Service says it continues to work on the Ezra Creek fire, but fire behaviour and activity has decreased.

“It’s like a moonscape”: B.C. wildlife restoration experts on the challenges of recovering from increasingly intense wildfires

Wildfires Emily Joveski - September 11, 2026

B.C. land and wildlife experts warn recovery from increasingly intense wildfires can take years, requiring extensive restoration, funding and forest management.