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Cautious optimism after rain helps quell Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C. Officials on Vancouver Island say ...
The Mount Underwood blaze was “mainly a smouldering ground fire” on Friday thanks to the rain that fell overnight.
The Mount Underwood fire's perimeter has grown to 3,671 hectares in size but BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the recent 33 ...
The Mount Underwood wildfire area has received more than 30 millimetres of rain since Thursday. About 80 fires are burning across the province, including 4 that are out of control.
BC Hydro said restoration work will take up to two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port ...
As the Mount Underwood wildfire rages south of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, residents and other communities bathed in smoke hope the promise of rain will help quench the flames.
Recent rainfall has helped slow the growth of the Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni, though the fire has moved closer to the community since it first started.
A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been raging near ...
Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield, B.C., are used to relying on their generators for extended periods, and though he ...
Sarah Duggleby’s family abandoned their plans to finish the West Coast Trail when they heard Bamfield had lost power because of the Mount Underwood wildfire south of Port Alberni.
The BC Wildfire Service has updated its size estimate for the Mount Underwood wildfire. It has grown to 3,406 hectares but ...