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Kamloops EOC & 2026 wildfire-season preparation

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Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre and BC Wildfire Service preparations ahead of the 2026 wildfire season — equipment funding, training, staffing, and youth crew programs.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Jul 7 Interior Health urges preparation as wildfire smoke decreases Kamloops’ air quality ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Campfire ban coming into effect in Kamloops area ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Fire on Tk’emlups explodes with fury Monday, breaks under BC Wildfire air assault ↗ Radio NL details
  4. Jun 30 ‘It’s not always as simple as putting the fire out’: Teaching a new approach to wildfires ↗ The Wren details
  5. Jun 27 Kelowna tech company pilots AI evacuation planning tool with Lytton-area First Nations ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Jun 19 Wildfire wake-up call: Officials urge vigilance after Stump Lake blaze ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Jun 18 Wildfire near Stump Lake under control, suspected to be human-caused ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Jun 17 WILDFIRE – Evacuation alert expanded for Kullagh Creek near Stump Lake ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  9. Jun 8 Kamloops-area wildfire risk reduction projects among recipients of provincial funding ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Jun 5 Two-thirds of B.C. snowpack melted; continued drying conditions around Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Are we ready? – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
  12. Conditions ripe for intense wildfire season – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
  13. Much work underway as city prepares for wildfires in 2026 – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
  14. May 29 TRU wildfire expert develops new forecasting tool to strengthen national wildfire preparedness ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. May 28 BC Wildfire Service still urging caution after ‘slow and somewhat typical’ start to the season ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Kamloops-based aerial firefighters staying sharp as hot summer weather approaches ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. May 27 Kamloops receives just under half-a-million dollars in FireSmart grant funding ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. May 19 Many TNRD FireSmart Free Chipping Day Events Upcoming in Rural Communities ↗ TNRD details
  19. May 6 Kamloops EOC gears up for summer wildfire season ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. May 4 BC Wildfire Service to be fully staffed this week as summer preparations continue ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Apr 17 SD73 students put through the paces at BC Wildfire Service junior fire crew program ↗ CFJC Today details
  22. Apr 16 Province funds emergency support services equipment, training in Kamloops-area communities ↗ CFJC Today details

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CFJC Today

Radio NL

The Wren

Armchair Mayor

Kamloops Chronicle

TNRD

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