B.C. wildfires

University Researchers Confirm Fire-Generated Tornado Over BC Lake in Viral Video

Researchers at Western University say they've confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the "rarely observed" event went viral back in August. ...

December 24, 2023BY The Canadian Press
Fire Danger Drops, Bans Lifting as Cooler Weather Eases BC’s Wildfire Season

The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of the province has dropped to ...

September 27, 2023BY The Canadian Press
Residents Offered Bus Visits to Their Burned Homes in and Around West Kelowna, BC

People whose homes were destroyed by the wildfire in and around West Kelowna, B.C., are being contacted to ...

August 30, 2023BY The Canadian Press
At Least 50 Buildings Lost to Wildfire in West Kelowna, BC, Fire Chief Confirms

West Kelowna's fire chief says at least 50 local structures have been lost to the 110-square-kilometre McDougall Creek ...

August 21, 2023BY The Canadian Press
BC Firefighter Numbers Increase to More Than 2,500, With 100 Brazilians Here Today

British Columbia is expecting the arrival of 100 firefighters from Brazil today, adding to the province's growing international ...

July 21, 2023BY The Canadian Press
British Columbia to End State of Emergency Caused by Wildfires on Tuesday Night

VICTORIA—The B.C. government is ending a provincial state of emergency because of wildfires on Tuesday night. The government ...

September 14, 2021BY The Canadian Press
Number of Wildfires Burning in B.C. Down Slightly From a Week Ago

The BC Wildfire Service says nearly 250 blazes are burning across the province, down from nearly 270 a ...

August 23, 2021BY The Canadian Press
BC Wildfires Threaten Lives, Livelihoods

Amid the nearly 1,500 wildfires that British Columbia has seen so far this summer, one of the regions ...

August 11, 2021BY Lee Harding
‘The Fire’s Gotten So Huge’: BC Residents Voice Frustration With Wildfire Response

As wildfires continue to rage across B.C., some residents whose livelihoods are imperilled by the fires say there's ...

July 28, 2021BY Jason Unrau
Hundreds More Ordered out of Their Homes in B.C. by Threatening Wildfires

Hundreds more British Columbians have joined the thousands already forced from their homes by wildfires as several local ...

July 21, 2021BY The Canadian Press
Additional Wildfire Evacuation Orders Issued in B.C. Because of Wildfires

At least 160 properties have been ordered to evacuate as an aggressive wildfire burns in the south Okanagan. ...

July 20, 2021BY The Canadian Press
B.C. Says Accommodations for Wildfire Evacuees Are Filling up as Evacuations Continue

VICTORIA—British Columbia’s government says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as the flames and smoke from numerous ...

July 18, 2021BY The Canadian Press
New B.C. Wildfire Forces Evacuations in South Okanagan as Some Heat Warnings Resume

A new wildfire in British Columbia has forced the evacuation of nearly 80 properties, while residents of hundreds ...

July 12, 2021BY The Canadian Press
Environment Canada Forecasts Thunderstorms Adding to Fire Danger in B.C.’s Interior

LYTTON, B.C.—Severe thunderstorms are forecast for several areas in British Columbia’s southern Interior, adding to the fire danger ...

July 6, 2021BY The Canadian Press
Out of Province Fire Crews, Armed Forces, Heading to B.C. to Help With Wildfires

Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The ...

July 5, 2021BY The Canadian Press
Some Lytton, B.C., Residents Still Unaccounted for After Wildfire Evacuation

LYTTON, B.C.—The search continues today for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia’s Interior that was decimated ...

July 2, 2021BY The Canadian Press
Hundreds Evacuated, Thousands on Notice as Wildfire Flares in Southern B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C.—British Columbia's unusually quiet wildfire season ended abruptly as a fire flared in the southern Okanagan, forcing ...

August 19, 2020BY The Canadian Press