To help reduce the risk of wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is supporting the City of Kimberley in conducting a prescribed burn in the Forest…
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Prescribed burn planned for area north of Creston
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting yaqan nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) to conduct a prescribed burn covering up to 4.8 hectares in the Sanca…
Prescribed burn planned for Bull River area
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship in conducting a prescribed burn covering up to seven hectares…
Prescribed burn planned for the Wycliffe area
The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a prescribed burn covering up to 30 hectares in the Wycliffe area of the Southeast Fire Centre, about…
Area restriction in effect for Kid Creek area
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Kid Creek wildfire (N71928), located approximately 20 km northeast of Creston. The size is estimated to be…
Fight continues in Silver Basin
BC Wildfire Service continues to take on the Silver Basin wildfire located near and partially in Bugaboo Provincial Park, west of Brisco. Firefighters are attacking…
Three out-of-control fires in region
BC Wildfire Service is currently battling three out-of-control fires in the East Kootenay. Along with the estimated 150 hectares Silver Basin wildfire near Bugaboo Provincial…
Area restriction expanded for the Silver Basin area
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Silver Basin wildfire (N21687). This wildfire is estimated to be 1250 hectares and is located in the…
Evacuation Alert issued as Bugaboo area fire expands
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), has issued an EVACUATION ALERT in an area adjacent to Bugaboos Provincial Park as hot, dry conditions and…
Area restriction in effect for the Silver Basin area
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Silver Basin wildfire (N21687). This wildfire is estimated to be 34 hecatares and is located in the…