For those people still on Evacuation Order due to the Wait Creek fire, the ESS Reception Centre is moving to the Cranbrook Curling Centre today…
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Area restriction in place for Matthew Creek area
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Matthew Creek wildfire (N11020), part of the Bootleg Complex. This wildfire is estimated to be 869 hectares…
Fire activity increasing in Southeast Fire Centre
Fire activity in the Southeast Fire Centre has significantly increased over the past couple of days. Since Wednesday, July 15 over 2,400 lightning strikes have…
Stage 2 Water Restrictions begin June 1 in Kimberley
Did you know Kimberley’s drinking water comes from two beautiful mountain sources—Mark Creek and Matthew Creek? These watersheds provide us with clean, high-quality water, but…
Prescribed burn planned for Matthew Creek
To help reduce the risk of wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is supporting City of Kimberley in conducting a prescribed burn in the Matthew Creek…
Prescribed burn planned for Matthew Creek area
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the City of Kimberley in conducting a prescribed burn covering up to 20 hectares in the Matthew Creek…
Two small fires reported in region
The BC Wildfire Service is this afternoon (May 2) reporting two small wildfires in the region. One is located at Matthew Creek (south of Dipper…
Stage 2 Water Restrictions in effect Aug. 3 in Kimberley
With no foreseeable break in the hot, dry weather, City of Kimberley staff will be implementing Stage 2 Water Restrictions on Tuesday, August 3 due to low…
New fires reported as earlier blazes extinguished
BC Wildfire Service this afternoon reports the two wildfires in the Plumbob Creek area, started by lighting southeast of Cranbrook, and one west of the…
Wildfire risk reduction ongoing priority for KFD
The City of Kimberley, the province and Canfor spent the winter focusing on wildfire risk reduction by treating hazardous fuel in lower Matthew Creek. The…