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BC Wildfire Service — provincial bulletins (2026)

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Wider-province BC Wildfire Service bulletins kept as background context — fire bans, prescribed burns, and public-safety reminders outside the Kamloops Fire Centre.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Jul 28 Nearly $22K in campfire ban fines handed out in BC over the weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  2. Bowers Lake wildfire held at 150 hectares; Evacuation Order eased to Alert ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Jul 27 Weather not expected to bring much relief to B.C. wildfire conditions: Environment Canada ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Jul 25 ‘It wasn’t unexpected’; Clinton residents flee south as Pear Lake wildfire threatens community ↗ CFJC Today details
  5. Jul 23 No estimate when highways 1, 3 will reopen ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  6. Jul 22 Campfire bans expanding to B.C.'s Cariboo, southeast fire centres ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  7. Jul 21 B.C. crews use drone in controlled burn during wildfire fight, in Canadian first ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Campfire prohibition coming into effect in Cariboo Fire Centre ↗ CFJC Today details
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  10. Jul 18 Wildfire danger expands northwest of Kamloops as fears of wide spread lightening-set fires are realized ↗ Radio NL details
  11. Jul 16 UPDATE: Wildfire alongside the Coquihalla grows to 36 hectares ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  12. Jul 9 UPDATE: Valenzuela Lake fire near 100 Mile House being held ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. Jul 8 Boston Bar-area fires surpass 10,000ha combined: BCWS ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. UPDATE: Structures destroyed as Ainslie Creek wildfire explodes to 17,000 hectares ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  15. Kamloops engulfed in fire smoke as Fraser Canyon fires seemingly explode ↗ Radio NL details
  16. Smoke from distant fire darkens Kamloops sky to eerie hue ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. Jul 7 Interior Health urges preparation as wildfire smoke decreases Kamloops’ air quality ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. Jun 25 Lightning sparks trio of new fires between Lytton and Lillooet ↗ CFJC Today details
  19. Jun 20 Fast-moving wildfire threatens Lytton, shuts down TransCanada through Fraser Canyon ↗ Radio NL details
  20. May 28 BC Wildfire Service still urging caution after ‘slow and somewhat typical’ start to the season ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Kamloops-based aerial firefighters staying sharp as hot summer weather approaches ↗ CFJC Today details
  22. May 19 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  23. May 14 UPDATE: ‘Earliest ever’ campfire ban in BC's Coastal Fire Centre rescinded due to cooler weather ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
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  25. May 13 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  26. May 12 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  27. May 9 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  28. May 5 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  29. May 4 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  30. May 3 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  31. May 1 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
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KamloopsBCNow

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Castanet Kamloops

CBC News British Columbia

BC Wildfire Service

Radio NL

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