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Kamloops Fire Centre — prescribed burns & wildfire management

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Prescribed burning projects and forest management initiatives conducted by the BC Wildfire Service in the Kamloops Fire Centre region, including planned burns near Monte Lake, Peterson Creek, and surrounding areas.

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  1. Oct 22 FIRE – Smokey prescribed burn closes some trails in Peterson Creek park ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  2. Oct 21 Peterson Creek Nature Park prescribed burn to ignite Thursday ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  4. Oct 20 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  5. Pile burning project near Sun Peaks aims to reduce wildfire risk ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Oct 14 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  7. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  8. Oct 6 Prescribed burn projects taking place near Merritt, East Barriere Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  10. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  11. Oct 2 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  12. Large pile-burning projects planned across Kamloops Fire Centre ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  14. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  15. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  16. Oct 1 Planned Monte Lake-area pile burning project may begin October 5 ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  18. Sep 29 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  19. Sep 23 BC NDP holds early lead as provincial election campaign begins forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service released its fall seasonal outlook warning of dry, warm weather across much of BC this fall with drought conditions remaining above average in the Thompson, Okanagan and Cariboo regions, increasing potential for late-season fire activity. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  20. Sep 22 Prescribed burn in Peterson Creek Nature Park could begin as soon as next week ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  22. Sep 21 Years-long prescribed burn project resumes north of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  24. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  25. Sep 9 B.C. businesses can apply for up to $3M in federal tariff relief forbidden ↳ In this roundup: SenseNet's AI-powered wildfire detection cameras are now deployed across B.C. regions including the Okanagan and Kootenays, with the technology providing real-time fire location and size information to fire departments. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  26. Sep 6 Defoliated, moth-infested trees create fire concerns for Kamloops residents ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  27. Sep 4 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  28. Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs unite under still-unnamed political party forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been downgraded as fall weather approaches, though 150 active blazes remain across British Columbia with campfire bans still in effect in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  29. Sep 3 Court says hundreds of Walbran Valley trees 'spiked' as blockade injunction extended forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been downgraded as fall weather approaches and 150 active blazes continue across B.C., with campfire prohibitions remaining in place for the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres heading into the Labour Day long weekend. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  30. Missing hiker called 911, two days after going missing in B.C. mountains ↗ archived ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires in B.C. have been downgraded as fall weather approaches and conditions improve, though 150 active blazes remain across the province; campfire prohibitions remain in effect in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres heading into the Labour Day long weekend. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  31. Eby says NDP won't be courting B.C. Conservative defectors ↗ archived ↳ In this roundup: As fall weather approaches and some campfire prohibitions are lifted ahead of Labour Day, campfire bans remain in effect in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres for public safety. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  32. Eby blames OpenAI for new Tumbler Ridge lawsuits, says it walked away from mediation ↗ archived ↳ In this roundup: The B.C. government lifted some campfire prohibitions ahead of the Labour Day long weekend, but bans remain in place in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  33. Construction begins on major B.C. transmission line aimed at powering northwest forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been downgraded as fall weather approaches, though 150 active blazes remain across B.C. with campfire bans still in effect in the Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  34. Sep 2 B.C. schools count mounting costs of foreign student decline forbidden ↳ In this roundup: John Betts, executive director of the Western Forestry Contractors' Association, warns that nearly a century of fire suppression in B.C. forests has left them vulnerable to more destructive wildfires and says the province is not responding at the scale the problem demands. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  35. Forestry contractors urge B.C. to expand thinning, controlled burns to reduce wildfire risk forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre at noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing only Category 1 fires no larger than 0.5 metres in height and width, while Category 2 and 3 fires remain banned. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  36. Sep 1 RCMP ask to meet ex-B.C. Conservative who says he was offered job to quit as MLA forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the Category 1 campfire ban across the Kamloops Fire Centre starting noon on Thursday, Sept. 3, though Category 2 and 3 fires and fireworks remain prohibited. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  37. Campfires to be allowed throughout Kamloops Fire Centre forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre effective noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing Category 1 campfires (no larger than 0.5m × 0.5m) while keeping Category 2 and 3 fires prohibited. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  38. Four human errors led to $1.5B gas revenue overestimation, B.C. officials say forbidden ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre effective noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing only Category 1 fires while maintaining bans on larger fires, fireworks, and burn barrels. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  39. Campfire ban to be lifted Thursday in Okanagan, Kamloops | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  40. Campfire bans being rescinded in BC’s southern Interior ahead of long weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  41. Campfire bans coming off in Kamloops, Cariboo regions ↗ CFJC Today details
  42. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  43. Aug 31 Concern changes as Kamloops Fire Centre wildfires calm ↗ CFJC Today details
  44. Aug 28 Summerland mayor welcomes federal wildfire recovery support forbidden ↳ In this roundup: BC Wildfire Service lifted the ban on off-road vehicles on crown land in the Southeast and Kamloops Fire Centres as of noon Friday due to recent rainfall improving conditions, though wildfire risk remains and a campfire and open burning ban will remain in effect until October 9. Castanet Kamloops roundup details
  45. UPDATE: Ban on off-road vehicles in the southern Interior officially lifted ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  46. Aug 27 Thanks to recent rainfall, BCWS plans to lift off-road vehicle ban forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  47. BCWS rescinds off-road vehicle ban for Kamloops and 100 Mile House areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  48. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  49. Aug 23 Lightning strikes spark multiple spot fires in Kamloops and south Cariboo areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  50. Aug 22 New wildfire sparks south of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  51. Aug 21 Shifting winds and less smoke coverage pose challenge to Pear Lake wildfire fighters ↗ CFJC Today details
  52. Aug 14 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  53. Aug 13 Kamloops fire officials urge residents to “FireSmart” properties as wildfire risk remains high ↗ CFJC Today details
  54. Aug 10 Recreational off-road vehicles banned in Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres ↗ CFJC Today details
  55. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  56. Merritt orders closure of forested areas near city limits ↗ CFJC Today details
  57. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  58. Aug 9 Persistent drought conditions fueling southern B.C. wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  59. Aug 8 Drivers urged to avoid unnecessary travel near wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  60. Aug 4 Kamloops fire danger expected to rise as scope of long-weekend losses emerges ↗ Radio NL details
  61. Aug 2 UPDATE: Barriere-area fire brought under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  62. Aug 1 Strong winds in South Thompson expected to intensify wildfire activity ↗ CFJC Today details
  63. Jul 28 Nearly $22K in campfire ban fines handed out in BC over the weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  64. Jul 27 City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  65. Jul 22 Campfire bans expanding to B.C.'s Cariboo, southeast fire centres ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  66. Jul 19 Fire near Coquihalla Highway now at 40 hectares ​ forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  67. Jul 16 B.C.’s southern interior remains most drought stricken part of the province ↗ CFJC Today details
  68. UPDATE: RCMP investigating after ‘heavily burned’ vehicle found near site of Battle Bluff grassfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  69. Jul 15 Open fire and campfire bans coming into effect in B.C. amid dry lightning threat forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  70. Cedar hedges ‘go up like a Roman candle’ during wildfires forbidden Castanet Kamloops details
  71. Jul 10 Campfire ban now in effect for the Kamloops Fire Centre ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  72. Kamloops-area wildfire smoke warnings downgraded but risks still persist ↗ CFJC Today details
  73. Jul 7 Campfire ban coming into effect in Kamloops area ↗ CFJC Today details
  74. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  75. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  76. Campfires banned in Okanagan, Kamloops this Friday | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  77. Jul 3 Herd of goats to help with Merritt wildfire mitigation ↗ CFJC Today details
  78. UPDATE: Lower Nicola Eco-Depot reopen after brief grassfire-related closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  79. Jun 18 Wildfire near Stump Lake under control, suspected to be human-caused ↗ CFJC Today details
  80. Jun 17 Wildfire near Stump Lake being held at 149ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  81. Jun 16 Fast growing wildfire near Stump Lake drawing significant resources ↗ Radio NL details
  82. UPDATE: Stump Lake-area wildfire up to 149ha; 1 property evacuated ↗ CFJC Today details
  83. Jun 14 Popular YouTube fisherman responds to runaway campfire at lake near Kamloops | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  84. May 24 TNRD to host free chipping days in rural communities ↗ CFJC Today details
  85. May 5 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  86. Ban on Category 2 and 3 burning begins Thursday throughout Kamloops Fire Centre ↗ CFJC Today details
  87. May 4 Barriere, Clearwater issue Category 2 and 3 fire bans ↗ CFJC Today details
  88. Apr 2 Up to 100 wood piles being burned at Harper Mountain to reduce wildfire hazards ↗ CFJC Today details

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  • BC NDP holds early lead as provincial election campaign begins
    Sep 23, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service released its fall seasonal outlook warning of dry, warm weather across much of BC this fall with drought conditions remaining above average in the Thompson, Okanagan and Cariboo regions, increasing potential for late-season fire activity.
    forbidden
  • B.C. businesses can apply for up to $3M in federal tariff relief
    Sep 9, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: SenseNet's AI-powered wildfire detection cameras are now deployed across B.C. regions including the Okanagan and Kootenays, with the technology providing real-time fire location and size information to fire departments.
    forbidden
  • Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs unite under still-unnamed political party
    Sep 4, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been downgraded as fall weather approaches, though 150 active blazes remain across British Columbia with campfire bans still in effect in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres.
    forbidden
  • Court says hundreds of Walbran Valley trees 'spiked' as blockade injunction extended
    Sep 3, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been downgraded as fall weather approaches and 150 active blazes continue across B.C., with campfire prohibitions remaining in place for the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres heading into the Labour Day long weekend.
    forbidden
  • Missing hiker called 911, two days after going missing in B.C. mountains ↗
    Sep 3, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires in B.C. have been downgraded as fall weather approaches and conditions improve, though 150 active blazes remain across the province; campfire prohibitions remain in effect in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres heading into the Labour Day long weekend.
    archived
  • Eby says NDP won't be courting B.C. Conservative defectors ↗
    Sep 3, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: As fall weather approaches and some campfire prohibitions are lifted ahead of Labour Day, campfire bans remain in effect in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres for public safety.
    archived
  • Eby blames OpenAI for new Tumbler Ridge lawsuits, says it walked away from mediation ↗
    Sep 3, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The B.C. government lifted some campfire prohibitions ahead of the Labour Day long weekend, but bans remain in place in the Cariboo and Kamloops fire centres.
    archived
  • Construction begins on major B.C. transmission line aimed at powering northwest
    Sep 3, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The Bald Range and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been downgraded as fall weather approaches, though 150 active blazes remain across B.C. with campfire bans still in effect in the Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres.
    forbidden
  • B.C. schools count mounting costs of foreign student decline
    Sep 2, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: John Betts, executive director of the Western Forestry Contractors' Association, warns that nearly a century of fire suppression in B.C. forests has left them vulnerable to more destructive wildfires and says the province is not responding at the scale the problem demands.
    forbidden
  • Forestry contractors urge B.C. to expand thinning, controlled burns to reduce wildfire risk
    Sep 2, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre at noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing only Category 1 fires no larger than 0.5 metres in height and width, while Category 2 and 3 fires remain banned.
    forbidden
  • RCMP ask to meet ex-B.C. Conservative who says he was offered job to quit as MLA
    Sep 1, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the Category 1 campfire ban across the Kamloops Fire Centre starting noon on Thursday, Sept. 3, though Category 2 and 3 fires and fireworks remain prohibited.
    forbidden
  • Campfires to be allowed throughout Kamloops Fire Centre
    Sep 1, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre effective noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing Category 1 campfires (no larger than 0.5m × 0.5m) while keeping Category 2 and 3 fires prohibited.
    forbidden
  • Four human errors led to $1.5B gas revenue overestimation, B.C. officials say
    Sep 1, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: The BC Wildfire Service is lifting the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre effective noon Thursday, Sept. 3, allowing only Category 1 fires while maintaining bans on larger fires, fireworks, and burn barrels.
    forbidden
  • Summerland mayor welcomes federal wildfire recovery support
    Aug 28, 2026 · details
    ↳ In this roundup: BC Wildfire Service lifted the ban on off-road vehicles on crown land in the Southeast and Kamloops Fire Centres as of noon Friday due to recent rainfall improving conditions, though wildfire risk remains and a campfire and open burning ban will remain in effect until October 9.
    forbidden
  • Thanks to recent rainfall, BCWS plans to lift off-road vehicle ban
    Aug 27, 2026 · details
    forbidden
  • Fire near Coquihalla Highway now at 40 hectares ​
    Jul 19, 2026 · details
    forbidden
  • Open fire and campfire bans coming into effect in B.C. amid dry lightning threat
    Jul 15, 2026 · details
    forbidden
  • Cedar hedges ‘go up like a Roman candle’ during wildfires
    Jul 15, 2026 · details
    forbidden

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Key People, Organizations, and Places

government_body: BC Wildfire Service , Kamloops Fire Centre , City of Kamloops , Thompson-Nicola Regional District , BC Wildfire Service, Kamloops Fire Centre , Coastal Fire Centre , Environment Canada , Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District

city: Kamloops , Merritt

public_facility: Kamloops Fire Centre , Cariboo Fire Centre

person: Kerry-Lynne Findlay , David Eby , Ian Paton

organization: BC Wildfire Service , British Columbia Conservative Party

highway: Highway 5 , Highway 1

park: Peterson Creek Nature Park

infrastructure: Kamloops Fire Centre , North Coast Transmission Line

business: OpenAI

school: Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

indigenous_nation: Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc

region: Comox Valley , British Columbia , Okanagan region , Cariboo region

neighbourhood: Boston Bar

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