The BC Wildfire Service responded to a 16-hectare grass fire about four kilometres east of Cawston on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Fourteen firefighters worked to contain the blaze and it is now in the mop-up stage.

 The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is working with the Lytton First Nation to conduct a prescribed burn about two kilometres north of Lytton.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is working with the Skeetchestn First Nation to conduct a prescribed burn near Savona in the Kamloops Fire Zone.

The Kamloops Fire Centre may experience an early drying trend this spring, so the BC Wildfire Service is urging the public to be cautious with any open burning activities.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to conduct five prescribed burns in the Lillooet Fire Zone. These controlled burns are scheduled to start on March 7, 2016, and conclude by April 25, 2016.

BC Parks is planning to conduct an eight-hectare prescribed burn in Monck Provincial Park, northeast of Merritt, in an effort to restore the area’s ecosystem and reduce wildfire risks.

The public is advised that Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) will be periodically closed between 4.0 km and 9.0 km, for periods of up to two hours, beginning Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, and ending March 18, 2016.

British Columbians are invited to comment on the proposed master plan update for Silver Star Mountain Resort near Vernon until March 25, 2016.

Current weather conditions allow private landowners, BC Wildfire Service personnel and industry partners to reduce wildfire risks by burning piles of wood debris.

Effective at noon on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, the current open burning ban will be completely rescinded within the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.