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Cariboo Fire Centre — 2026 wildfire season

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Wildfires, prescribed burns, and fire bans in the Cariboo Fire Centre region during the 2026 season — 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Lytton, Boston Bar, Ashcroft, Clinton.

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  1. Aug 23 Lightning strikes spark multiple spot fires in Kamloops and south Cariboo areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Aug 21 Lingering air quality warnings across southern B.C. to remain into the weekend ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Aug 16 Williams Lake praises work of new Rapid Response Crew ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Aug 15 BCWS places area restriction around Ainslie Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  5. Hwy 97 reopens through Clinton after closing on July 24 due to destructive wildfire ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  6. Highway 97 to reopen in South Cariboo ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Clinton and area residents to return home Saturday; cleanup continues along Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Aug 14 Fighting fire with fire; controlled burning used to combat massive Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  10. Pear Lake fire evacuees told to prepare for re-entry ahead of virtual information session ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Aug 13 Merritt residents prepare as Ainslie Creek Wildfire continues to force evacuation orders, alerts ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. Aug 12 New evacuation alerts issued as crews battling the Ainslie Creek wildfire get assistance from the weather ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. Aug 11 Massive Ainslie Creek wildfire may close Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. TNRD expands evacuation alert area east of Highway 5 due to Ainslie Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Cariboo Regional District partially downgrades evacuation order for French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Aug 10 Minister Greene in Kamloops following provincial state of emergency declaration ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. 100 Mile House receives $375,000 for assessing and planning ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  19. TNRD, CRD downgrade evacuation orders for hundreds of properties near Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Activity increases, growth slows on wildfire south of Lillooet ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Aug 9 Work continues to secure Clinton, but no timeline for residents to return ↗ CFJC Today details
  22. Aug 8 TNRD expands evacuation orders near Ainslie Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Aug 7 Large scale expansion of evacuation orders and alerts from wildfire southwest of Merritt ↗ Radio NL details
  24. Police in B.C. launch wildfires arson investigations in Interior and Metro Vancouver ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
  25. Aug 6 UPDATE: Police, BCCOS issue multiple campfire ban violation tickets across B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. Aug 5 ‘Recovery is going to be different for everybody’: At least 120 TNRD properties suffer structure loss in Pear Lake fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  27. Aug 4 Kamloops fire danger expected to rise as scope of long-weekend losses emerges ↗ Radio NL details
  28. Wildfire service carries out planned ignitions on northern flank of Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  29. Aug 3 Evacuation orders rescinded for Lillooet-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  30. Felker wildfire near Williams Lake being held; CRD lifts alerts and orders ↗ CFJC Today details
  31. TNRD downgrades evacuation order for Lower Nicola-area properties impacted by wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  32. Aug 2 New cluster of small fires reported south of Williams Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  33. Aug 1 Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA calling for state of emergency in response to wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  34. No additional properties impacted in Clinton but officials warn of rapidly changing conditions ↗ CFJC Today details
  35. Jul 31 Hundreds of new CRD, TNRD properties under evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  36. Danger from month-old Lillooet-area wildfire creeps into TNRD; SLRD expands alerts ↗ CFJC Today details
  37. Jul 30 UPDATE: New Green Lake-area fire being held at 3.7ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  38. Fighting fire with fire: planned ignitions helping contain massive Clinton-area blaze ↗ CFJC Today details
  39. Extra caution urged on ‘low-volume’ Highway 24 amid Cariboo Highway closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  40. Burned chimney all that remains of woman's home after wildfire near Clinton, B.C. ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  41. Residents, fire crews clash as some choose to defy B.C. wildfire evacuation orders ↗ CFJC Today details
  42. Jul 29 No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  43. Precipitation halts spike in fire behaviour on Peak Lake wildfire missing CFJC Today details
  44. BC Wildfire and local crews assessing damage inside village of Clinton ↗ CFJC Today details
  45. Jul 28 BC Wildfire Service expects Clinton-area fire activity to re-intensify ↗ CFJC Today details
  46. Nearly $22K in campfire ban fines handed out in BC over the weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  47. Bowers Lake wildfire held at 150 hectares; Evacuation Order eased to Alert ↗ CFJC Today details
  48. TNRD orders more evacuations near Clinton due to Rim Lake fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  49. City of Kamloops providing aid to Clinton-area wildfire evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  50. Jul 27 Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C. ↗ CFJC Today details
  51. Planned evacuation of 70 Mile House takes effect as BC Wildfire Service anticipates ‘extreme fire behaviour’ ↗ CFJC Today details
  52. UPDATE: Pear Lake wildfire continues to expand, strong winds expected today ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  53. Village of Clinton water reaches critical low as firefighters battle Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  54. Higher traffic volumes and construction will lead to more delays: DriveBC ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  55. Evacuees describe thick smoke seen while leaving 70 Mile House as Pear Lake wildfire grew ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  56. Jul 26 TNRD planning evacuation of 70 Mile House ↗ CFJC Today details
  57. 100 Mile House tightens water restriction ↗ CFJC Today details
  58. Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., evacuation order planned for 70 Mile House ↗ CFJC Today details
  59. ‘It was difficult’: Residents of Clinton, B.C. recount evacuating wildfires ↗ Global News Kamloops details
  60. Jul 25 Evacuation measures expand north, east due to raging Fiftynine Creek fire near Clinton ↗ CFJC Today details
  61. Efforts underway to protect Village of Clinton structures from Pear Lake fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  62. Ainslie Creek wildfire prompts evacuation orders and alerts near Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  63. Village of Clinton stills standing with some structure losses, but wildfire still looms ↗ CFJC Today details
  64. Jesmond, Chasm on evacuation order; 70 Mile House on alert due to ‘aggressive’ Fiftynine Creek fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  65. ‘It wasn’t unexpected’; Clinton residents flee south as Pear Lake wildfire threatens community ↗ CFJC Today details
  66. Jul 24 Kamloops expands emergency support services for wildfire evacuees ↗ CFJC Today details
  67. Village of Clinton ordered evacuated as Pear Lake fire grows eastward ↗ CFJC Today details
  68. Two Boston Bar-area fires merge together after spell of hot, dry and windy conditions ↗ CFJC Today details
  69. Wildfires in B.C. prompt evacuations as hot, dry conditions persist ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  70. Highway 3 reopens after wildfire threat but Trans-Canada remains closed near Boston Bar ↗ CFJC Today details
  71. TNRD expands Clinton-area evacuation orders due to Pear Lake wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  72. As nearby evacuation measures expand, Clinton residents remains calm ↗ CFJC Today details
  73. Jul 23 UPDATE: Evacuation order issued due to rapidly growing Felker wildfire southeast of Williams Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  74. Kamloops welcomes Boston Bar wildfire evacuees ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
  75. CRD looking to bolster Emergency Operations Centre with temporary contactors ↗ CFJC Today details
  76. Bonanza Creek wildfire grows to 4,000 ha., triggers evacuation order and alerts ↗ CFJC Today details
  77. No estimate when highways 1, 3 will reopen ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  78. WILDFIRES – Kamloops activates emergency services centre for evacuees ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  79. Dozens more properties evacuated north of Clinton, village on alert due to raging Fiftynine Creek fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  80. Jul 22 Notice: Public Information Meeting for Fiftynine Creek Wildfire – July 23, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  81. New Boston Bar-area fire has eclipsed 40 square kilometres, less than a day after discovery ↗ CFJC Today details
  82. Evacuees from Boston Bar flee nearby wildfires to Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  83. B.C. set to enter another energy mega-project boom ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  84. Campfire bans expanding to B.C.'s Cariboo, southeast fire centres ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  85. UPDATE: Wildfires close two major B.C. highways as Fraser Canyon evacuation orders expand ↗ CFJC Today details
  86. Jul 21 Campfire prohibition coming into effect in Cariboo Fire Centre ↗ CFJC Today details
  87. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  88. Clinton-area wildfire prompts evacuation of provincial park ↗ CFJC Today details
  89. Jul 20 Fire intensity to increase, but smoke to shift as blazes surrounding Kamloops expand ↗ Radio NL details
  90. Jul 19 Evacuation Alert lifted as Tin Cup Creek wildfire brought under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  91. Jul 18 Pear Lake wildfire prompts evacuation alert ↗ CFJC Today details
  92. French Bar Creek wildfire grows past 11,000 hectares, prompting expanded evacuation measures ↗ CFJC Today details
  93. Bowers Lake wildfire triggers Evacuation Order ↗ CFJC Today details
  94. Wildfire danger expands northwest of Kamloops as fears of wide spread lightening-set fires are realized ↗ Radio NL details
  95. TNRD issues evacuation alert near Green Lake due to Tin Cup Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  96. Jul 17 UPDATE: Evacuation order expanded for Big Bar Lake area due to ‘rapidly escalating’ Fiftynine Creek fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  97. Highway 1 near Boston Bar reopens; crews move back from edge of wildfire spreading towards Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  98. Hwy 1 remains closed as BC wildfires threaten communities ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  99. Boston Bar blaze destroys more homes as B.C. wildfire numbers spike | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  100. TNRD orders evacuation of one property as French Bar Creek wildfire grows ↗ CFJC Today details
  101. Jul 16 Some Boston Bar business owners staying back despite evacuation orders as fire threat worsens ↗ CFJC Today details
  102. Nervous times in Pemberton, B.C., as residents watch fire fight from their backyards ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  103. Evacuation order issued for Boston Bar; Highway 1 closes nearby due to wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  104. Jul 15 Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet being held at 72ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  105. Jul 14 B.C. prepares for more wildfires with ‘dry’ lightning expected ↗ Globe and Mail details
  106. B.C. crews fight to prevent Brunswick wildfire from moving east toward Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  107. TNRD issues evacuation alert for two properties due to French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  108. Jul 12 Crews battling Brunswick Complex fires take advantage of weekend weather ↗ CFJC Today details
  109. Jul 10 Kamloops-area wildfire smoke warnings downgraded but risks still persist ↗ CFJC Today details
  110. Boston Bar residents look on as wildfire burns near small highway community ↗ CFJC Today details
  111. Jul 9 Some structures lost at resort due to Fraser Canyon fires ↗ CFJC Today details
  112. UPDATE: Valenzuela Lake fire near 100 Mile House being held ↗ CFJC Today details
  113. Boston Bar-area fires explode in size; alerts now stretch into Thompson-Nicola Regional District ↗ CFJC Today details
  114. Kamloops and region likely under “orange alert” for wildfire smoke into weekend ↗ Radio NL details
  115. Kamloops residents making the best of latest round of wildfire smoke ↗ CFJC Today details
  116. Jul 8 Kamloops skies turn orange as wildfire smoke drifts into region ↗ Global News Kamloops details
  117. UPDATE: New wildfire start near Cache Creek under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  118. Boston Bar-area fires surpass 10,000ha combined: BCWS ↗ CFJC Today details
  119. UPDATE: Structures destroyed as Ainslie Creek wildfire explodes to 17,000 hectares ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  120. Kamloops engulfed in fire smoke as Fraser Canyon fires seemingly explode ↗ Radio NL details
  121. Smoke from distant fire darkens Kamloops sky to eerie hue ↗ CFJC Today details
  122. Jul 7 Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 1, more evacuation alerts issued ↗ CFJC Today details
  123. Smoke from Boston Bar-area wildfire to blanket Kamloops as fire activity increases ↗ CFJC Today details
  124. Jul 6 Wildfire north of Lillooet continues growing in steep terrain ↗ CFJC Today details
  125. B.C. wildfire triggers air-quality warning on top of evacuation orders ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  126. B.C. wildfire prompts evacuations and heavy smoke warnings in Fraser Canyon | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  127. B.C. wildfire prompts evacuations and heavy smoke warnings in Fraser Canyon | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  128. B.C. wildfire triggers air-quality warning on top of evacuation orders ↗ CFJC Today details
  129. B.C. wildfire prompts evacuations and heavy smoke warnings in Fraser Canyon | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  130. Jul 5 Brunswick Creek wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Lytton area ↗ CFJC Today details
  131. Helicopters with night vision to bucket wildfire near Boston Bar overnight ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  132. Jul 3 Herd of goats to help with Merritt wildfire mitigation ↗ CFJC Today details
  133. Wildfire near Boston Bar leads to evacuation alert; firefighters also monitoring Lillooet-area fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  134. Jun 25 BCWS crews staying vigilant with Saw Creek blaze ↗ CFJC Today details
  135. Lightning sparks trio of new fires between Lytton and Lillooet ↗ CFJC Today details
  136. Jun 23 Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as Saw Creek wildfire near Lytton now under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  137. Wildfire threat eases in Lytton as cooler temperatures ease Saw Creek fire intensity ↗ Radio NL details
  138. Jun 22 Sense of calm spreads through Lytton despite Saw Creek wildfire burning nearby ↗ CFJC Today details
  139. CN Rail fined $435,000 for wildfire near Spences Bridge | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  140. Some evacuation orders lifted near Lytton as cooler weather aids crews battling Saw Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  141. Some evacuees allowed to go home as crews continue fighting fire near Lytton, B.C. | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  142. Some evacuees allowed to go home as crews continue fighting fire near Lytton, B.C. | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  143. Jun 21 BCWS prioritizing building protection amid Saw Creek Wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  144. Homes likely lost as crews battle to keep Lytton-area fire contained ↗ Radio NL details
  145. Jun 20 BCWS expands response to Saw Creek Wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  146. Fast-moving wildfire threatens Lytton, shuts down TransCanada through Fraser Canyon ↗ Radio NL details
  147. UPDATE: Wildfire near Lytton now 'under control' at just over 700 hectares, Hwy 1 reopens ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  148. Evacuation orders, alerts issued as wildfire burns along Highway 1 near Lytton ↗ CFJC Today details
  149. Jun 17 Lytton rebuild starting to take shape five years after devastating fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  150. WILDFIRE – Evacuation alert expanded for Kullagh Creek near Stump Lake ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  151. Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  152. Inside Lytton’s contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  153. Jun 16 From the ashes, Fireweed Honey helping forge a path to recovery for Venables Valley ↗ CFJC Today details
  154. Jun 3 Evacuation alert issued for out-of-control wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo ↗ Vancouver Sun details
  155. Wildfire in B.C. central Interior prompts evacuation alert ↗ CityNews Vancouver details
  156. Jun 1 Small wildfire reported east of Lytton ↗ CFJC Today details
  157. May 11 BCWS gains control of 100 Mile House-area wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  158. May 10 Pair of fires sparked by lightning in 100 Mile House area ↗ CFJC Today details
  159. May 2 Cariboo residents urged to be cautious with fire amid warm, dry conditions ↗ CFJC Today details
  160. Apr 30 New 10-hectare wildfire emerges nearly 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  161. Apr 29 Boston Bar-area fire being held at 53ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  162. Apr 27 Small wildfire reported near Ashcroft Terminal ↗ CFJC Today details
  163. Wildfire reported west of 100 Mile House ↗ CFJC Today details
  164. Apr 23 Williams Lake to implement campfire ban within city limits ↗ CFJC Today details
  165. Category 2 and 3 fire bans coming for Cariboo Fire Centre ↗ CFJC Today details
  166. Apr 7 Pair of prescribed burn projects slated to begin in the Cariboo this week ↗ CFJC Today details
  167. Pair of human-caused Lytton-area wildfires under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  168. UPDATE: Wildfire south of Lytton being held at 3.6ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  169. Mar 31 Prescribed burn in Clinton Community Forest expected to continue through April ↗ CFJC Today details

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