Category Archives: 2018
3 New emergency support centres open up in Kitimat-Stikine.
As a response to the flurry of wildfire caused evacuations in the area, the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine has opened up 3 emergency reception centres, two in Terrace alone. Both the District of...
CFNRNews Aug 11, 2018
Forests Ministry restricts access to Crown land near Chutanli Lake wildfire
The BC Forests Ministry has put an area restriction in place for Crown land near the Chutanli Lake wildfire. The ministry says the order is to protect public safety, ensure the safety of firefighting ...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
CRD expands evacuation order for Tatelkuz Lake area
The Cariboo Regional District has expanded an evacuation order for 62 properties in the Tatelkuz Lake area west of Quesnel. The order replaces and expands upon the Tatelkuz Lake Area Alert #2 issued a...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
Northwest Fire Centre updates wildfire situation in the Bulkley Fire Zone
The Northwest Fire Centre says it is responding to a number of wildfires in the Bulkley Fire Zone, including the 850 hectare Torkelsen Lake fire 25 kilometres south of Fort Babine. There are 17 firefi...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
CRD issues evacuation order for 66 properties northeast of 100 Mile House
The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 66 properties in the Lang Lake/Murphy Lake area located northeast of 100 Mile House. The CRD says a small portion of the Hawkins Lake a...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
RDBN revises evacuation order/alert areas for Tweedsmuir Complex Fires
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has revised the evacuation alert and order areas connected to a fire burning southwest of Fraser Lake. The order, related to the Tweedsmuir Complex of fires, n...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
Fire near Lake Babine prompts expanded evacuation alert
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has expanded the evacuation alert for the West Babine River Fire northwest of Babine Lake. The evacuation alert is in effect for an area south of Hanawald Lake...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
CRD updates evacuation alerts/orders as wildfire activity heats up in the Cariboo
It’s been a busy couple of days for the Cariboo Fire Centre and the Cariboo Regional District. Eleven new wildfires have been discovered in the Cariboo Fire Centre since Thursday; six in the 100...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
Nadina Wildfire evacuation order/alert areas expanded
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has expanded both the evacuation order and alert boundaries for the Nadina Lake Fire south of Houston. The evacuation order now covers an area east of Tahtsa F...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018
Williams Lake activates Emergency Operations Centre
Williams Lake is preparing for any wildfire risks by operating their emergency operations centre. Though there is no immediate threat posed to the city, recent evacuation alerts for other areas in the...
CFNRNews Aug 10, 2018