Given the current and predicted weather conditions within the Southeast Fire Centre, the BC Wildfire Service is encouraging members of the public and industry personnel…
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Residents urged to use caution when spring burning
With spring in the air, many people will be heading outside to do spring clean-up around their homes and properties and the Regional District of…
Category 3 open burning prohibition to be rescinded
Effective at noon on Friday, Oct. 9, Category 3 open burning, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, will once again be permitted throughout the Southeast…
Ecosystem restoration burn planned for Premier Lake area
The BC Wildfire Service and BC Parks plan to conduct a 12-hectare ecosystem restoration burn in the Premier Lake area of the Southeast Fire Centre,…
Category 2 open burn prohibitions rescinded
Effective Friday, Sept. 25, Category 2 open burning prohibitions are rescinded throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction (which includes the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and…
Area restriction for the Doctor Creek wildfire rescinded
Effective at 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Thursday, September 17, the area restriction that was established around the Doctor Creek wildfire will be rescinded….
MLA pleading for campfire ban
Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka took to Facebook this morning to plead for a campfire ban from provincial authorities. “I am pleading with the BC…
Area restriction order for Doctor Creek fire zone
BC Wildfire Service has issued an Area Restriction for the Doctor Creek (Findlay Creek area) wildfire. The Area Restriction order means that no one, apart…
Increased activity in the Southeast Fire Centre
The BC Wildfire Service continues to assess and respond to a number of new fires in the Southeast Fire Centre. As of 4 p.m., today…
Small fire reported near Skookumchuk mill
BC Wildfire Service this morning reports a new, small wildfire burning overnight at Skookumchuck. The estimated .01 hectare fire is located between the CPR tracks…