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Kamloops wildfires — summer 2026 incidents

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Coverage of wildfires sparked within or immediately adjacent to Kamloops city limits during the 2026 wildfire season, including response efforts and fire behaviour.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Aug 23 Wildfire south of Kamloops ‘being held’ after crossing into city limits Saturday ↗ Radio NL details
  2. Aug 22 UPDATE: Jacko Lake wildfire south of Kamloops being held at 44 hectares ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. New wildfire sparks south of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Aug 14 Meet Kaz, the guy who's rescuing horses from the wildfires ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  5. Aug 7 Kamloops Fire Rescue takes down small brush fire near Sahali neighbourhood ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. B.C. police launch wildfire arson investigations, as blazes raise trauma in Shuswap | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  7. Aug 5 Kamloops-area heat and smoke to intensify as officials warn of ‘explosive’ conditions ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Jul 29 Small fire near BC Wildlife Park under control at 2.55ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. Jul 27 BC Wildfire hit Kamloops blaze with tankers, helicopters | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  10. UPDATE: Wildfire south of Hwy 1 in Kamloops now held ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  11. Jul 9 BC Wildfire warns boaters after Kamloops fire | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details

Linked Articles by Source

Radio NL

CFJC Today

KamloopsBCNow

InfoNews Kamloops

Key People, Organizations, and Places

city: Kamloops , Lumby

government_body: BC Wildfire Service , City of Kamloops , Thompson-Nicola Regional District

public_facility: Kamloops Fire Rescue , BC Wildlife Park, Kamloops

organization: BC Wildfire Service , Environment Canada , Kamloops Fire Rescue , British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , InfoNews Kamloops

highway: Highway 1

event: Bradley Creek wildfire (July–August 2026) , Jacko Lake wildfire , Quilpituk Creek wildfire (2026) , Summerland wildfire (August 2026) , Bald Range wildfire (2026)

road: Dallas Road , Lafarge Road

park: Jacko Lake

region: Kamloops , Shuswap Lake region

person: Kaz Nowlin , Cliff Chapman , Ken Hartt

neighbourhood: Sahali , Aberdeen

infrastructure: Kamloops Regional Airport , Ajax Mine

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