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Monday, June 15, 2015 3:30 PM
The Wildfire Management Branch is urging the public in Terrace, Kitimat and surrounding areas to use caution when participating in recreational activities in the backcountry or using any open flame.
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Monday, June 15, 2015 11:50 AM
Smoke from a wildfire in the Elaho Valley, located 67 kilometres west of Pemberton, is drifting into the Squamish/Pemberton valley.
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Friday, June 12, 2015 12:30 PM
Despite the change in weather conditions, the Wildfire Management Branch urges the public to use caution when participating in recreational activities in the backcountry or using any open flame.
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Friday, June 12, 2015 11:45 AM
Smoke from the Cisco Road Fire near Lytton is drifting into the Southeast Fire Centre and residents may continue to see smoke from that blaze as firefighting crews work to suppress it.
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Thursday, June 4, 2015 10:30 AM
Effective at noon on Thursday, June 4, 2015, Category 2 open fires will once again be permitted in the Southeast Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 9:30 AM
The Little Bobtail fire remains 100% contained and while crews have worked tirelessly to extinguish the entire perimeter, smoke will remain visible from this fire for the remainder of the summer.
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Friday, May 29, 2015 11:30 AM
Another 41 Wildfire Management Branch personnel, including two unit crews and one agency representative, are being deployed to Alberta to assist with that province’s wildfire situation.
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Friday, May 29, 2015 9:45 AM
Crews from the Wildfire Management Branch are responding to a new wildfire in the northwest corner of the province. It currently covers about 12 hectares near Kakiddi Creek, 25 kilometres west of Iskut.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:06 AM
The Wildfire Management Branch is sending 88 personnel and two fixed-wing aircraft to Alberta to aid in fire suppression efforts, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:15 AM
Since April 1, 2015, the Wildfire Management Branch has responded to 39 wildfires in the Southeast Fire Centre. Of those fires, 34 were human-caused and therefore preventable.
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