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    Arrow Lakes Drive brush fire under control

    A small brush fire near Oostichenia has been deemed under control.  

    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.

    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.

    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...

    Kootenay residents urged to follow safe burning practice

    With recent warm temperatures and drier-than-average conditions causing local snowpacks to shrink rapidly, Kootenay residents are urged to be...

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