For the second year in a row, Okanogan County Fire District 6 had its busiest year ever, according to the district’s 2025 Annual Report. District 6 commissioners heard a summary of the report from ...

According to the Union of B.C. Municipalities, the province has provided more than $175 million for FireSmart since 2018 but now only $25 million in funding for the program remains.

New UBC Okanagan research shows that wildfire can change how much water remains in streams during the driest months of the year. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A late-night lightning storm on Saturday, Sept. 6, started three small wildfires across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Derek Leippi was convicted this week of interfering with helicopter involved in firefighting efforts when he flew a drone in the ...

A motorhome collided with a tree and burst into flames along Highway 97 in British Columbia's Okanagan region Tuesday night, sparking a wildfire that forced the evacuation of nearly 60 homes in ...

The Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program strengthens national capacity for the safe, effective use of prescribed fire in support of ...

WENATCHEE, Wash. -- If you're living in or traveling through central Washington this fall, you may notice some smoky skies. Starting October 16, fire officials will conduct prescribed burns throughout ...

Fears of a wildfire devastating a drinking water source for up to 80,000 people in the North Okanagan are bringing local ...

How wildfires spread is more variable and unpredictable than Canada’s standard models assume, new research from UBC Okanagan data scientists shows. Ladan Tazik, lead author of a new study in Fire and ...