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Prescribed burn planned for Nooaitch Indian Band area
Categories: Information Bulletins
MERRITT – The BC Wildfire Service will be... Read More Prescribed burn planned for Nooaitch Indian Band area

Prescribed burn planned for the Hedley area
Categories: Information Bulletins
MERRITT – The BC Wildfire Service will be... Read More Prescribed burn planned for the Hedley area

Documentary applications open for 2025
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Due to the high volume of requests from... Read More Documentary applications open for 2025

Smoke from pile burning in Lindley Creek Road area will be visible to nearby communities
Categories: Information Bulletins
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service will be... Read More Smoke from pile burning in Lindley Creek Road area will be visible to nearby communities

Case study explores why some homes are more likely to survive a wildland-urban fire
Categories: Wildfire Learning
McDougall Creek wildfire reaches the west side... Read More Case study explores why some homes are more likely to survive a wildland-urban fire

Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX (Prescribed Fire Training Exchange)
Categories: Wildfire Learning | Wildfire Stories
CRANBROOK - In September 2024, the BC Wildfire... Read More Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX (Prescribed Fire Training Exchange)

Fall 2024 Seasonal Outlook
Categories: Seasonal Outlook | Wildfire Learning

Reducing exposure – respiratory protection
Categories: Wildfire Learning
Wildland firefighters have historically used... Read More Reducing exposure – respiratory protection

Research & Innovation: Studying the impacts of smoke and ash on wildland firefighters
Categories: Wildfire Learning | Wildfire Stories
The BC Wildfire Service has partnered with... Read More Research & Innovation: Studying the impacts of smoke and ash on wildland firefighters

Current and forecast weather expected to increase fire activity
Categories: Wildfire Status Update
A high-pressure system settled over the province... Read More Current and forecast weather expected to increase fire activity