Experts urge B.C. to rethink wildfire response after unprecedented L.A. fires
Some B.C. wildfire experts argue that the ­province should prioritize preventive measures, such as ­treatments to reduce high fuel loads, such as forest thinning and prescribed burning, to mitigate ...
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Opinion: LA fires a reminder that B.C. wildfire prevention is priority one
Community groups, First Nations and entrepreneurs can all find opportunities to protect their communities and support a vital ...
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Kelowna realtor charged with flying drone in active fire zone
A Kelowna realtor has been charged for flying a drone in an active fire zone during the McDougall Creek Wildfire in 2023. No ...
Details of three City of Kamloops prescribed burn projects available at open house event
An eight-hectare burn is planned in Rose Hill Park, a 17-hectare burn in Peterson Creek Nature Park, and a 10-hectare burn will take place in a publicly owned area of Lac Du Bois Grasslands. The work ...
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'Simple mistake' says Kelowna man charged with flying drone in wildfire zone
A Kelowna realtor charged for flying a drone during a wildfire says he made a mistake and landed the drone as soon as he saw ...
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los ...
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Homes were burning and roads already jammed when the Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
CALIFORNIA, USA — The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until ... the National Weather Service issued a ...
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City of Kamloops hosting open house Thursday to discuss plans for three prescribed burns this spring
Thursday’s open house, which will be organized in partnership with Tkemlúps te Secwépemc and BC Wildfire Service, will take ...
Rain helps Southern California firefighters but sends ash and mud flowing down hillsides
Rain eased on Monday after Southern California's first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided ...
Indigenous communities in B.C. and California promote cultural burns for disaster mitigation
Indigenous peoples from B.C. and California reflect on the L.A. fires and how their knowledge could have been helped.
LA’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as new infernos pop up in San Diego County
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires and new blazes flaring up, expected rainfall this weekend ...
Thousands under evacuation orders in northern LA County in first significant wildfire outbreak since fatal fires
Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control ...