Tag: bc wildfire

Prescribed burn near Grassy Mountain scheduled for tomorrow

Wildfires My Nelson Now Staff - May 27, 2025

A prescribed burn in the area of Grassy Mountain is scheduled to begin as early as Wednesday, May 28....

FortisBC warns of proactive outages during peak wildfire season

Wildfires Storrm Lennie - April 30, 2025

FortisBC is encouraging Kootenay residents to prepare for prolonged power outages as a result of extreme wildfire weather. The utility...

Kootenay residents urged to follow safe burning practice

Fire Storrm Lennie - April 30, 2025

With recent warm temperatures and drier-than-average conditions causing local snowpacks to shrink rapidly, Kootenay residents are urged to be...

Nelson fire fighters respond to several fires in and around the City

City of Nelson My Nelson Now Staff - April 25, 2025

Nelson firefighters had a busy evening yesterday into Friday morning battling several blazes in and around the City. The first...

Don’t want to leave during an evacuation order? Here’s what to know

RDCK Storrm Lennie - July 30, 2024

With over 1,300 properties in the West and Central Kootenay region issued evacuation orders, several residents have asked the...

Silverton Mayor commends community resilience during wildfire evacuation

RDCK Storrm Lennie - July 29, 2024

As wildfires continue to impact communities in the Slocan Valley, Tanya Gordon, Mayor of the Village of Silverton, says...

RDCK, BC Wildfire provides update on West Kootenay wildfire situation

Wildfires Storrm Lennie - July 25, 2024

Claire Allen, BC Wildfire Service representative, and Dan Seguin, Information Officer for Emergency Operation Centres with the Regional District...

Incident commander provides update on Slocan Valley wildfires

Wildfires Storrm Lennie - July 24, 2024

Jason Lawler, Incident Commander with the South East Fire Centre’s Slocan Lake Fire Complex, has provided Vista Radio with...

Evacuation Alert issued for Argenta and Johnsons Landing

Wildfires My Nelson Now Staff - July 24, 2024

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued a Evacuation Alert for the communities of Argenta and Johnsons Landing...

Wildfire Update July 22 and Temporary access permits

Wildfires Kate Brown - July 22, 2024

Wildfire Update and Temporary access permits Wildfires continue to burn out of control at the north end of the Slocan...

Evacuation order issued for West Shore of Slocan Lake

Wildfires My Nelson Now Staff - July 19, 2024

The Evacuation Alert issued for properties on the West Shore of Slocan Lake has been upgraded to an Evacuation...

Several out of control wildfires ignited in the Kootenays

Wildfires Storrm Lennie - July 19, 2024

Dry lightning has caused several fires in the Central and West Kootenay area, many of which remain out of...

Evacuation Alert issued for Nemo Creek 1 and 2 wildfires

Wildfires Storrm Lennie - July 19, 2024

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued an Evacuation Alert for 16 properties, and a small portion of...

Storm sparks several fires around Nelson

Wildfires Storrm Lennie - July 18, 2024

Wednesday evening’s thunderstorm sparked seven fires in the Nelson area, many which remain out of control. As of 9:30 Thursday...

South East Fire Centre to see little impact from cold front sweeping across BC

News Storrm Lennie - July 10, 2024

The cold front that began sweeping across the province Wednesday should have little impact in the Southern and Interior...

Record-breaking heat sweeps through the Kootenays

Weather Storrm Lennie - July 9, 2024

If it felt unusually hot in the Kootenays on Monday, it’s because it was. According to data from Environment...

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