Effective at noon on Monday, Sept. 15, open fires will be permitted in the entire Clearwater Fire Zone and areas above 1,200 metres in the Salmon Arm Fire Zone within the Kamloops Fire Centre, due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

With 152 wildfires still active in the province, the Wildfire Management Branch will welcome 85 more out-of-province fire personnel to allow B.C. firefighting crews to take mandatory days off.

With 162 wildfires still burning throughout the province and many fire crews needing to take mandatory days off, the Wildfire Management Branch will welcome 90 more out-of-province fire personnel to B.C. over the weekend.

Effective at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, campfires will once again be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.

As wildfire activity continues to increase throughout the province, the Wildfire Management Branch will welcome over 220 additional fire personnel on Friday and Saturday.

A contingent of specialized wildfire personnel from Australia will be coming to B.C. to assist with wildfire response.

Interested members of the public are invited to complete an online survey about off-road vehicle use in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District until Sept. 7, 2014.

Due to an elevated wildfire risk in British Columbia, the Wildfire Management Branch has requested the assistance of over 70 additional out-of-province personnel to aid in fire suppression efforts.

The current campfire prohibition will continue in all areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre, with the exception of the Clearwater Fire Zone, even though the area received significant rainfall over the last few days.

After a week of continued efforts to suppress several fires of note throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, residents affected by five of these wildfires have been allowed to return to their homes.