Wildfire Service says 49 firefighters, airtankers, one helicopter and fire investigators are responding to the fire, which is along Shuswap Road.By Thursday afternoon, the fire had ballooned from 20 to 200 hectares in size, growing quickly to 380 hecatres by nightfall.Kamloops Fire Rescue is also on scene, and said that as a precaution, half a dozen homes on Shuswap Road east of the Sage Meadows trailer park were evacuated.Michael Mehta, a professor of Environmental Studies at Thompson Rivers University said the smoke from the fire is already having an impact on the city’s air quality.He told Global News his monitors began to show high levels of air pollution beginning around 2 p.m.“They are considerably higher than into the north of Kamloops than they are to the south of Kamloops because of the direction of the wind, and that’s the way that the smoke is moving but that can change,” he said.Mehta said as a precaution, people should stay indoors and use air conditioning.The fire is located on the reserve. “Be mindful of activities that could contribute to the start of a wildfire.

Since yesterday, 14 new fires have ignited all around the centre. Kamloops This Week has always been a free product and will continue to be free. Hall 4. An evacuation order on homes on Shuswap Road east of the Sage Meadow trailer park has been rescinded as the fire is moving away from residential areas.The B.C.

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Kamloops Fire Rescue’s Mission Statement is to protect the lives and property of our citizens and visitors by providing excellence in emergency response, fire prevention, and public education. It started on Aug. 16 and currently has one 20-person crew assigned. Apparatus Photos.

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© 2018 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Hall 5. The Kamloops Fire Centre currently has 19 fires burning in its jurisdiction.

At this point, there has been no significant growth in the wildfire. Fire Station - 3035 Airport Road Edit. Please stand by, while we are checking your browser...Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property.If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Erin O'Toole won’t say whether he believes there is systemic racism in Canada'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies after cancer battleWater bombers respond to grass fire on east side of KamloopsWater bombers respond to grass fire on east side of Kamloopswho live on Tk’emlups Reserve were notified by phone and email and been placed under evacuation alert.Christie Mountain wildfire: Blaze considered held, but sees small growth on east flankMassive thank you message created to thank crews battling B.C.

There is no word yet on a cause for either of the new fires.There was a small amount of precipitation last night in some areas, but MacDonald says the fire danger rating throughout the region is still high.