Blackpool Fire Rescue

05/30/2026

Making your home and property FireSmart can help decrease the intensity of a wildfire and slow its spread 🔥

Taking basic steps today, such as planting FireSmart trees, can significantly reduce the risk to your home and property ✔️

Get started with the FireSmart BC home assessment: http://ow.ly/mStp30qHrGm

Learn more: PreparedBC.ca/Wildfires

Alt text: FireSmart's Home Ignition Zones. Extended zone is 10 m to 30 m away from the home. Intermediate zone is 1.5 m to 10 m away from the home. Immediate zone is 0 m to 1.5 m away from the home.

05/29/2026

Packing to go camping this weekend?

Wherever you are headed, make sure to be safe and prevent human-caused wildfires.

Learn more:
gov.bc.ca/saferburning
gov.bc.ca/fireprohibitions
www.firesmartbc.ca

05/05/2026

Effective at 12:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on May 7, 2026, Category 2 and 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. A map of the affected area is available here.

In addition to Category 2 and Category 3 open fires being prohibited, the following activities and equipment are also restricted:
• Air curtain burners
• Carbonizers
• Binary exploding targets
• Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
• Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description, except when used for a Category 1 campfire as defined in the Wildfire Regulation
• Controlled air incinerators

This open fire prohibition will remain in effect until 12:00 noon Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on Oct. 19, 2026, or until the orders are rescinded.

For more information, including a map outlining the affected area, please visit: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/category-2-and-3-open-burning-prohibitions-planned-for-the-kamloops-fire-centre/

05/05/2026

Category 2 and 3 fire restrictions effective this Thursday May.7th at noon.
Please ensure you extinguish your piles completely before this time, make sure there is no hot spots remaining.

Category 1 campfires are still allowed, but please use cation and have tools and water source nearby.

05/02/2026

05/02/2026

Blackpool fire crews during live fire drills

05/02/2026

Blackpool fire crews attend the spring training session at Logan Lake this weekend. Crews took several different training sessions during this time including live fire suppression drills

05/02/2026

Blackpool fire rescue services assisted BCEHS with a medi vac helicopter landing for a patient transfer to a critical care facility

04/30/2026

Wildfire season is starting once again, We have had requests for information on home protection and sprinkler kits. Blackpool fire rescue has home sprinkler protection kits available for public sale cost 💲 360 per kit Contact us via email pm, visit the hall or come see us Saturday at the wildfire preparedness display in Clearwater at Weyerhaeuser park from 12 noon til,3 pm. Clearwater fire and other agencies will also be on site to assist you.
Ask questions and gather information on how you can best protect your home. FireSmarting your home is the first step.

01/27/2026

Blackpool fire rescue and Little Fort fire crews are back in quarters after responding to a 2 vehicle collision on hwy 5. South of LITTLE FORT
Roads were very icy at the time, crew had to use both the jaws of life and power cutting tools to free the one occupant of the pick up that was 40’ down the embankment. Once freed Ehs and fire crews worked to get the occupant back up to the hwy and into a waiting ambulance
Traffic was backed up in both directions for several kilometres