Multiple Wildfires Burning Near Tulameen
BC Wildfire Service and local crews are monitoring six fires, with the largest near Tulameen estimated at 10 hectares.
- On Saturday, August 22, 2026, a lightning-sparked wildfire ignited in Kelowna's Black Mountain neighbourhood. The BC Wildfire Service currently holds the blaze at under one hectare in size and does not expect it to grow.
- South of Kamloops, a lightning-caused wildfire ignited Saturday afternoon near Jacko Lake. The BC Wildfire Service held this blaze at 44 hectares after it rapidly spread through grassy fuels in the late afternoon.
- Nineteen firefighters, supported by air tankers and three helicopters, worked to contain the Jacko Lake fire, fire information officer Shae Stearns said. Stearns noted that grass fuels can be "quite flashy" and generate significant smoke.
- Northwest of Kamloops, the Pear Lake fire has grown to nearly 1650 square kilometres, triggering evacuation orders for more than 80 properties in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District including Cache Creek and Bonaparte Plateau.
- In Electoral Area H near Tulameen, crews responded to several lightning-sparked wildfires on Saturday. The BC Wildfire Service reported four fires at 0.3 hectares, while the largest in that area remains listed at 10 hectares.
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Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
UPDATE 7:45 p.m. A wildfire the sparked in Kelowna’s Black Mountain area is now being held. The blaze is estimated at under one hectare in size and is not expected to grow. A lightening strike caused the wildfire. ORIGINAL A wildfire has started in the Black Mountain neighbourhood, on the east side of Kelowna, just south of Tower Ranch Drive. The fire started from a lightening strike and is estimated at less than one hectare in size. BC Wildfire…
Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
UPDATE 7:45 p.m. A wildfire the sparked in Kelowna’s Black Mountain area is now being held. The blaze is estimated at under one hectare in size and is not expected to grow. A lightening strike caused the wildfire. ORIGINAL A wildfire has started in the Black Mountain neighbourhood, on the east side of Kelowna, just south of Tower Ranch Drive. The fire started from a lightening strike and is estimated at less than one hectare in size. BC Wildfire…
Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain
UPDATE 7:45 p.m. A wildfire the sparked in Kelowna’s Black Mountain area is now being held. The blaze is estimated at under one hectare in size and is not expected to grow. A lightening strike caused the wildfire. ORIGINAL A wildfire has started in the Black Mountain neighbourhood, on the east side of Kelowna, just south of Tower Ranch Drive. The fire started from a lightening strike and is estimated at less than one hectare in size. BC Wildfire…
Wildfire sparks in Kelowna's Black Mountain - The Interior News - Smithers BC
UPDATE 7:45 p.m. A wildfire the sparked in Kelowna’s Black Mountain area is now being held. The blaze is estimated at under one hectare in size and is not expected to grow. A lightening strike caused the wildfire. ORIGINAL A wildfire has started in the Black Mountain neighbourhood, on the east side of Kelowna, just south of Tower Ranch Drive. The fire started from a lightening strike and is estimated at less than one hectare in size. BC Wildfire…
Multiple small wildfires spark between Tulameen and Coquihalla - Creston Valley Advance
A series of small wildfires have sparked east of the Coquihalla Highway and west of the community of Tulameen on Aug. 22. According to the BC Wildfire Service, four of the fires are only an estimated 0.3 hectares at the moment, with the one closest to Tulameen currently listed as 10 hectares in size. The causes of the fires are currently listed as under investigation, with one listed as being caused by lightning. Lightning also sparked a wildfir…
Multiple small wildfires spark between Tulameen and Coquihalla - Grand Forks Gazette
A series of small wildfires have sparked east of the Coquihalla Highway and west of the community of Tulameen on Aug. 22. According to the BC Wildfire Service, four of the fires are only an estimated 0.3 hectares at the moment, with the one closest to Tulameen currently listed as 10 hectares in size. The causes of the fires are currently listed as under investigation, with one listed as being caused by lightning. Lightning also sparked a wildfir…
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