Wildfires
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Wildfire put out near Old Glory Trail
Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue says the fire, on a steep slope, grew to about 20 by 40 meters.
New wildfires break out in West Kootenay
Five new wildfires are burning in the region as a result of lightning over the long weekend.
Robson wildfire under control
The BC Wildfire Service has pegged the fire at 0.03 hectares and says it is suspected to be human-caused.
Wildfire west of Castlegar now being held
The fire on the north side of Mount Mackie is listed at 182.5 hectares. It's the largest wildfire burning in the West Kootenay, but it poses no threat to homes or to Highway 3.
UPDATED: Wildfire west of Castlegar now 153 hectares
Of the handful of wildfires that broke out in the West Kootenay over the long weekend, the largest is burning west of Castlegar, on the north side of Mt. Mackie.
UPDATED: Wildfire north of Nakusp grows to 120 hectares
B.C. Wildfire Services are responding to the MacLeod Creek wildfire, located approximately eight kilometres north of Nakusp on the east side of Highway 23.
Arrow Lakes Drive brush fire under control
A small brush fire near Oostichenia has been deemed under control. Â
Updated: RDKB activates emergency operations centre
Local fire services are still awaiting information on a fire burning south of the border, near North Point in the state of Washington.
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.