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Kamloops Fire Centre — wildfire activity & safety measures

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Active wildfire incidents, fire bans, off-road vehicle restrictions, and public safety measures across the Kamloops Fire Centre region including Kamloops, Merritt, Barriere, and Clearwater.

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  1. Sep 9 B.C. businesses can apply for up to $3M in federal tariff relief ↗ ↳ 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
  2. Sep 6 Defoliated, moth-infested trees create fire concerns for Kamloops residents ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  3. Sep 4 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  4. Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs unite under still-unnamed political party ↗ ↳ 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
  5. Sep 3 Court says hundreds of Walbran Valley trees 'spiked' as blockade injunction extended ↗ ↳ 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
  6. Missing hiker called 911, two days after going missing in B.C. mountains ↗ ↳ 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
  7. Eby says NDP won't be courting B.C. Conservative defectors ↗ ↳ 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
  8. Eby blames OpenAI for new Tumbler Ridge lawsuits, says it walked away from mediation ↗ ↳ 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
  9. Construction begins on major B.C. transmission line aimed at powering northwest ↗ ↳ 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
  10. Sep 2 B.C. schools count mounting costs of foreign student decline ↗ ↳ 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
  11. Forestry contractors urge B.C. to expand thinning, controlled burns to reduce wildfire risk ↗ ↳ 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
  12. Sep 1 RCMP ask to meet ex-B.C. Conservative who says he was offered job to quit as MLA ↗ ↳ 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
  13. Campfires to be allowed throughout Kamloops Fire Centre ↗ ↳ 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
  14. Four human errors led to $1.5B gas revenue overestimation, B.C. officials say ↗ ↳ 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
  15. Campfire ban to be lifted Thursday in Okanagan, Kamloops | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  16. Campfire bans being rescinded in BC’s southern Interior ahead of long weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  17. Campfire bans coming off in Kamloops, Cariboo regions ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  19. Aug 31 Concern changes as Kamloops Fire Centre wildfires calm ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Aug 28 Summerland mayor welcomes federal wildfire recovery support ↗ ↳ 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
  21. UPDATE: Ban on off-road vehicles in the southern Interior officially lifted ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  22. Aug 27 Thanks to recent rainfall, BCWS plans to lift off-road vehicle ban ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  23. BCWS rescinds off-road vehicle ban for Kamloops and 100 Mile House areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  24. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  25. Aug 23 Lightning strikes spark multiple spot fires in Kamloops and south Cariboo areas ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. Aug 22 New wildfire sparks south of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  27. Aug 21 Shifting winds and less smoke coverage pose challenge to Pear Lake wildfire fighters ↗ CFJC Today details
  28. Aug 14 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  29. Aug 13 Kamloops fire officials urge residents to “FireSmart” properties as wildfire risk remains high ↗ CFJC Today details
  30. Aug 10 Recreational off-road vehicles banned in Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres ↗ CFJC Today details
  31. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  32. Merritt orders closure of forested areas near city limits ↗ CFJC Today details
  33. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  34. Aug 9 Persistent drought conditions fueling southern B.C. wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  35. Aug 8 Drivers urged to avoid unnecessary travel near wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  36. Aug 4 Kamloops fire danger expected to rise as scope of long-weekend losses emerges ↗ Radio NL details
  37. Aug 2 UPDATE: Barriere-area fire brought under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  38. Aug 1 Strong winds in South Thompson expected to intensify wildfire activity ↗ CFJC Today details
  39. Jul 28 Nearly $22K in campfire ban fines handed out in BC over the weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  40. Jul 27 City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  41. Jul 22 Campfire bans expanding to B.C.'s Cariboo, southeast fire centres ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  42. Jul 19 Fire near Coquihalla Highway now at 40 hectares ​ ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  43. Jul 16 B.C.’s southern interior remains most drought stricken part of the province ↗ CFJC Today details
  44. UPDATE: RCMP investigating after ‘heavily burned’ vehicle found near site of Battle Bluff grassfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  45. Jul 15 Open fire and campfire bans coming into effect in B.C. amid dry lightning threat ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  46. Cedar hedges ‘go up like a Roman candle’ during wildfires ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  47. Jul 10 Campfire ban now in effect for the Kamloops Fire Centre ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  48. Kamloops-area wildfire smoke warnings downgraded but risks still persist ↗ CFJC Today details
  49. Jul 7 Campfire ban coming into effect in Kamloops area ↗ CFJC Today details
  50. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  51. BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  52. Campfires banned in Okanagan, Kamloops this Friday | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  53. Jul 3 Herd of goats to help with Merritt wildfire mitigation ↗ CFJC Today details
  54. UPDATE: Lower Nicola Eco-Depot reopen after brief grassfire-related closure ↗ CFJC Today details
  55. Jun 18 Wildfire near Stump Lake under control, suspected to be human-caused ↗ CFJC Today details
  56. Jun 17 Wildfire near Stump Lake being held at 149ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  57. Jun 16 Fast growing wildfire near Stump Lake drawing significant resources ↗ Radio NL details
  58. UPDATE: Stump Lake-area wildfire up to 149ha; 1 property evacuated ↗ CFJC Today details
  59. Jun 14 Popular YouTube fisherman responds to runaway campfire at lake near Kamloops | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  60. May 24 TNRD to host free chipping days in rural communities ↗ CFJC Today details
  61. May 5 BC Wildfire Service ↗ BC Wildfire Service details
  62. Ban on Category 2 and 3 burning begins Thursday throughout Kamloops Fire Centre ↗ CFJC Today details
  63. May 4 Barriere, Clearwater issue Category 2 and 3 fire bans ↗ CFJC Today details
  64. Apr 2 Up to 100 wood piles being burned at Harper Mountain to reduce wildfire hazards ↗ CFJC Today details

Linked Articles by Source

Castanet Kamloops

CBC News British Columbia

BC Wildfire Service

InfoNews Kamloops

KamloopsBCNow

CFJC Today

City of Kamloops

Radio NL

Key People, Organizations, and Places

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

city: Kamloops , Merritt , Logan Lake

public_facility: Kamloops Fire Centre , Cariboo Fire Centre , Southeast Fire Centre

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

infrastructure: Kamloops Fire Centre , North Coast Transmission Line , Cariboo Fire Centre

business: OpenAI , Misty Harbour Inn

school: Tumbler Ridge Secondary School , University of British Columbia

organization: BC Wildfire Service , British Columbia Conservative Party , Sechelt Fire Department

region: Comox Valley , British Columbia , Southern Interior, British Columbia

neighbourhood: Boston Bar

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