Photos and videos from the Shuswap Road wildfire

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July 14, 2018

Ryan Lahay

Photos and videos from the Shuswap Road wildfire

BC Wildfire Service has been working incredibly hard to keep the Shuswap Road wildfire at bay and away from houses.

The fire went from an estimated size of five hectares to 500 in 24 hours.

Personnel remain on scene as they continue suppression efforts.

With the fire being so close to Kamloops, many people have been posting incredible photos and videos of the active scene.

If you have any photos of the fire that you would like to share, send them to us at news@kamloopsbcnow.com.

Hillside aglow. Wildfire still burning east of Sun Rivers in Kamloops. Lots of air attack today. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. #BCWildfire #Kamloops #Wildlandurbaninterface pic.twitter.com/50cQoGmu32
— Casey (@KCmacaulay) July 13, 2018

Skimmers working the eastern flank of today's #kamloops #bcwildfire pic.twitter.com/TsLBAfbvgl
— Ted Zimmerman (@Ted_Zimmerman) July 13, 2018

There’s two eagles with their young in the nest. The bombers stopped the approaching flames #Kamloops #BCwildfire #conair pic.twitter.com/ahr6T6kk8v
— Bernie Hudyma (@BernieHudyma) July 13, 2018

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