Firefighters Respond to New Lightning-Sparked Fire Near Kamloops
BC Wildfire Service crews are using airtankers, helicopters and 19 personnel as the lightning-caused blaze burns in grassland fuels.
- An out-of-control wildfire ignited south of Kamloops near Jacko Lake on Aug 22, 2026, rapidly growing to 30 hectares by Saturday afternoon.
- Lightning is the suspected cause of the blaze, which spread rapidly from six hectares to 20 hectares as grass fuels accelerated the fire's expansion.
- BCWS fire information officer Shae Stearns confirmed that multiple air tankers, three helicopters, and 19 personnel are responding to the fire.
- Stearns described the rank two and three fire as burning mainly in grass, noting grass fuels can be "quite flashy" despite slow to moderate spread.
- While burning near the Aberdeen neighbourhood, the fire is not threatening any structures at this time, according to Stearns.
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UPDATE: Wildfire near Kamloops grows to 30 hectares, mainly burning in grass - Barriere North Thompson Star
Update: 2:30 p.m. The wildfire south of Kamloops has grown to 30 hectares in size and remains out of control. The fire is burning rank two and three and is mainly in grass at this time, according to Shae Stearns, fire information officer with BC Wildfire Service. “With a rank two and three fire, you’re looking at a slow to moderate rate of spread,” Stearns said, adding grass fuels can be “quite flashy” and send up a lot of smoke even with a slow…
New 20-hectare wildfire burning near Kamloops
A new wildfire sparked near Kamloops has grown to 20 hectares in size Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22. The wildfire is located near Jacko Lake, about 7.5 kilometres south of the city centre of Kamloops, and is burning out of control. Lightning is the suspected cause of the blaze. More to come.
New wildfire sparks south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A new lightning-caused wildfire has been spotted south of Kamloops on Saturday (Aug 22). The BC Wildfire Service had the fire posted on their online map shortly before 12:30 p.m., and it is believed to be about six hectares in size. The out of control blaze is in the Jacko Lake area, about seven kilometres south of Kamloops. The BCWS has firefighters and aircraft attacking the flames. Evacuation alerts or alerts have yet to be impleme…
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