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Small wildfires around Kamloops — May 2026

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BC Wildfire Service response to small fires near Kamloops sparked by spring lightning storms in May 2026.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Aug 2 UPDATE: Barriere-area fire brought under control ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Jul 29 New wildfire sparks outside of Logan Lake ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Jul 28 UPDATE: Wildfire near Westwold being held at 12.24ha as crews tackle pair of Chase-area fires ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Jul 27 UPDATE: Wildfire south of Hwy 1 in Kamloops now held ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  5. UPDATE: Crews now in mop-up stages of brief Monday interface fire in east Kamloops ↗ Radio NL details
  6. UPDATE: Interface fire near BC Wildlife Park being held at 2.55ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Jul 26 Crews respond to wildfire in Sun Peaks ↗ Sun Peaks Independent News details
  8. Jul 24 UPDATE: Wildfire started from motorhome on Hwy 5 now under control ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  9. Jul 16 UPDATE: RCMP investigating after ‘heavily burned’ vehicle found near site of Battle Bluff grassfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Jul 9 Patrols continuing at site of highly visible Shuswap Road fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Jul 8 B.C. Interior skies glow orange as wildfire smoke from Fraser Canyon settles in ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  12. Jul 7 Kamloops Fire Rescue, BCWS babysitting hot spots at Shuswap Road landscape fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. Fire on Tk’emlups explodes with fury Monday, breaks under BC Wildfire air assault ↗ Radio NL details
  14. Jul 6 UPDATE: Landscape fire along Shuswap Road being held at 20ha in size ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Jun 19 Wildfire wake-up call: Officials urge vigilance after Stump Lake blaze ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Jun 18 Stump Lake residents prepared as fire threat emerged, diminished ↗ Radio NL details
  17. Jun 17 Wildfire near Stump Lake being held at 149ha ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. Jun 16 Fast growing wildfire near Stump Lake drawing significant resources ↗ Radio NL details
  19. May 28 UPDATE: Fire near rail tracks west of Savona being held ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. May 24 Wildfire burns in Paradise Valley as public urged to avoid area ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  21. May 7 Cooler temperatures forecast as BCWS fights small fires around Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  22. BC Wildfire Service pushing back against small fires around Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Small fires break out around Kamloops after lightning storm rumbles through ↗ CFJC Today details
  24. Apr 23 Small wildfire near Kamloops quickly classified as being held ↗ CFJC Today details
  25. Sep 9 BC Hydro replaces more than 90 per cent of power poles damaged by Bush Creek East wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details

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CFJC Today

KamloopsBCNow

Radio NL

Sun Peaks Independent News

CBC News British Columbia

Castanet Kamloops

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