The Wildfire Management Branch has sent personnel to the Northwest Territories to aid in fire suppression efforts.

The Wildfire Management Branch is sending an additional 22 personnel and two aircraft to the Yukon Territory to assist with wildfire response operations.

Due to an increase in wildfire activity, B.C. is sending 23 firefighting personnel to the Yukon announced Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson today.

The Wildfire Management Branch is sending personnel and resources to Alaska to aid in fire suppression efforts.

Effective at noon on Saturday, June 15, the current open burning ban will be expanded throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre to include the Salmon Arm and Clearwater fire zones, in order to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to aerially treat approximately 23,800 hectares of forest in the Merritt area to reduce populations of western spruce budworm.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to aerially treat approximately 23,200 hectares of forest in the Kamloops region to reduce populations of western spruce budworm.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to aerially treat approximately 5,390 hectares of forest in the Lillooet area to reduce populations of western spruce budworm.

In advance of the May long weekend, the public is reminded about restricted recreational use in the Tunkwa-Duffy area and on grazing leases in the Kamloops area.

Effective at noon on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.