Shovel Lake fire close to 80,000 hectares…
Fire crews have once again re-mapped the Shovel Lake wildfire and is now an estimated 80,000 hectares in size. Thick black smoke covered the city of Prince George earlier | MORE...
Existing Fire ban to take effect for entire PG Fire Centre…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, an existing prohibition on open burning in parts of the Prince George Fire Centre – | MORE...
Explosives found on property under Evacuation Order…
FRASER LAKE, BC: On Thursday August 16, 2018, Fraser Lake RCMP was advised by a home owner of explosives that were on the property. The property is within an area that is now | MORE...
1,300 evacuees in Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: It has been just over one week since Prince George activated its Emergency Operations Centre in preparation for welcoming wildfire evacuees from the | MORE...
IIOBC called to investigate in-custody death at Penticton RCMP…
PENTICTON, BC: The RCMP has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) after a man suffered a medical incident while in RCMP custody in | MORE...
Evacuation Alert ends for West Quesnel…
QUESNEL, BC: Evacuation Alert lifted for all City properties in West Quesnel Effective immediately, the City of Quesnel has lifted the evacuation alert for all City | MORE...
Shovel Lake fire estimated at 68,000 hectares…
Wildfire crews got a better understanding of just how large the Shovel Lake fire is. On Wednesday, fire crews had clearer skies and were given a chance to re-map the fires | MORE...
Shovel Lake wildfire update Aug 15…
Shovel Lake (R11498) Last updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 9:00 AM Location: approx 6.7 km NW of Endako, approx 30 km NE of Burns Lake and approx 54 km SW of Ft. St. | MORE...
BC RCMP deployed to assist with wildfire impacts throughout the province…
As the fire season continues to develop in British Columbia, RCMP resources from across the province are being deployed to assist communities that are being most affected. | MORE...
British Columbia declares State of Emergency…
VICTORIA, BC: The British Columbia government has declared a provincial state of emergency to support the provincewide response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Mike | MORE...
