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Wildfires ignite in West Kootenay

A series of small wildfires have sprouted up throughout the West Kootenay and Creston Valley.

Kootenay snowpacks drop, wildfire outlook unclear

Snowpacks in the Kootenays are considerably lower this June compared to last June, but the BC Wildfire Service says that doesn’t automatically mean this wildfire season will be worse.

Prescribed burn planned for Tillicum area

BC Wildfire Service will support Interfor in conducting a hazard abatement burn in the Tillicum area.

Wildfires spark in the West Kootenay

Wildfire officials say the one-hectare blaze discovered Tuesday south of Gray Creek is being held and new ones have sparked in the West Kootenay.

Human-caused wildfire burning near Gray Creek

A human caused fire is burning out of control in the Gray Creek area on the east shore of Kootenay Lake.

Crews contain Warfield wildfire

Fire and rescue responded to a wildfire burning close to homes located on Forest Drive in Warfield in Friday evening.

UPDATED: Fire contained at Fruitvale Elementary

Updated story, May 30, 3:30 p.m.: Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue crews successfully extinguished a fire at Fruitvale Elementary School...

Prescribed burn near Grassy Mountain scheduled for tomorrow

A prescribed burn in the area of Grassy Mountain is scheduled to begin as early as Wednesday, May 28....

Category 3 open fire ban coming to Southeast Fire Centre

The BC Wildfire Service will enact a Category 3 open fire prohibition in the Southeast Fire Centre this Friday. The...

Fire fighters wanted

We need Paid On-Call Fire Fighters at all of our stations. That's the message from Kootenay-Boundary Regional Chief Dan Derby...

Castlegar fire crews work to contain blaze

Castlegar fire crews are battling a grass blaze near the river end of 18th street this morning. There is a...

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