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

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KamloopsBCNow

CFJC Today

BC Wildfire Service

Castanet Kamloops

CBC News British Columbia

Radio NL

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