The West Kootenay region has seen its fair share of thunderstorms so far this summer, with some of the latest triggering two ...

The thunderstorm that swept through part of the West Kootenay Sunday morning now only has two out-of-control wildfires left ...

Firefighters are looking into the possibility a lightning strike caused a house fire in north Calgary Monday afternoon.

In general, human-caused fires tend to pick up at this time of year, while lightning activity isn’t as frequent. The cause of the small fire that was confirmed on Thursday night remains under ...

B.C.'s fire season is surging as the number of active wildfires more than doubled from 61 on Thursday to 134 by Friday ...

Recent storms in British Columbia are a mixed blessing to the wildfire fight across the province. As of the morning of August ...

Dry lightning started half of California wildfires in 2020, study finds Lightning could strike in Canada more often due to the effects of climate change — and amid concerns of drought, that ...

Lightning-caused fires to persist, BC Wildfire Service says Published on Aug. 13, 2024, 10:25 PM Updated on Aug. 13, 2024, 11:35 PM ...

Wildfires caused by human activity have decreased in recent years, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. Human-caused wildfires are those started by anything other than lightning — power lines ...

Wildfires caused by human activity have decreased in recent years, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service. Human-caused wildfires are those started by anything other than lightning — power lines, ...