Loon Lake Fire Department

05/31/2026

May 50/50 draw!! Congratulations Patrick and Travis (ticket # B089). You are the winner of our draw tonight!! 😀

05/29/2026

A BIG THANK YOU to Eddie & Christine at Marigold Resort for their generous load of bottles and cans this past week. Every single one counts in the 10 cents at a time program that supports the Loon Lake Fire Department.

Once again to Faye, Chris and all their helpers, without you this program wouldn’t be what it is. The Fire Department thanks you all so much for your dedication and hard work.

05/27/2026

This past weekend, several of our firefighters successfully upgraded their First Aid Certification to a higher standard level of care.
Congratulations!

05/22/2026

🔥 ANNOUNCING 🔥

2ND ANNUAL EL DONOVAN MEMORIAL ATV OFF ROAD VEHICLE FUN RUN …….

The run will start at 11:00 am at Firehall #1. Registration is at 10:00 am or you can contact Brenda Borri at 604-818-6835 to get your name on the list in advance. Entry fee is $20.00 for drivers and $15.00 for passengers. There will be some prizes awarded and a BBQ lunch is included at the end of the run. It is not a race, just a time to get out on a designated trail and have some fun. (ATV’s, side by sides, dirt bikes, off road vehicles are all welcome to participate on the run)

🔥 🔥 FIRE SMART 🔥 🔥

They will be on site (Firehall #1) as well on June 20th from 11:00 until 2:00 providing information for everyone in the community. Please come out and get information on how to be ‘fire smart’ with your home or cabin. (whether you participate in the ATV/Off Road Run or not)
In addition, for those who are interested, the TNRD in association with FIRE SMART are bringing up a wood chipping service on July 13 for the people on Loon Lake. Roadside service will be provided free of charge for this unique opportunity. Details will be provided on June 20!

🔥🔥If they are still available, the 50/50 raffle tickets will be available for the June 30, 2026 draw. 500 tickets printed and $500.00 to the winner of the draw!

🔥🔥 We still have a few T Shirts available with ‘Friends of Loon Lake Fire Department’ logo and they will be available for sale.

Please support your Loon Lake Fire Department and the Fire Smart Program. We hope to see you there.

To help us get an idea on attendance, please comment ‘yes’ on the post if you plan to attend!

05/10/2026

Hello,

The Cariboo Fire Centre is responding to the Chasm Creek Wildfire (C40298) located approximately 16 kilometres northwest of Loon Lake and approximately seven kilometres east of Highway 97. The fire is suspected to be lightning caused and is currently estimated to be 10 hectares in size. BC Wildfire Service crews are onsite. Air tankers have dropped retardant and helicopters are supporting response operations.

The wildfire is highly visible to surrounding communities and to motorists on Highway 97. The wildfire is not currently threatening any infrastructure and travel on Highway 97 is not impacted.

https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=C40298&source=map


Thank you,

Deputy Chief Kevin Woronchak

05/05/2026

This captures a very small portion of LL Rd from Hwy 97 to about the 500 block of LL Rd and a small section near the hatchery.

The rest of the properties in our Fire Protection Area falls under the Cariboo Fire Centre.

We will pass on any information when we receive it.

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/

05/01/2026

We would like to thank everyone for helping to sell the tickets and participating in our very first of five monthly 50/50 raffle draws. Ticket winner is #360 and goes to Gord Riddick. His name was drawn at 6 PM tonight at Firehall #1 and he won $500.00! Thank you very much to everyone who participated and purchased tickets.

Just a note that we are starting our next monthly draw for May. The tickets are now on sale and you can approach any of the firefighters and they will be happy to provide you with tickets at a cost of $2.00 each. The tickets sold out very quickly last month so be sure and get yours as soon as you can. The draw for May will be on May 30 at 6 PM once again at Firehall #1.

Thanks everyone!

04/22/2026

Effective Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT, Category 2 and 3 open fires and associated equipment and activities will be prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre including the Tsilhqot'in (Xeni Gwet'in) Declared Title Area.

The prohibitions will remain in place until 12:00 noon on October 31, 2026, or until the orders are rescinded.

For full details, visit: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/category-2-and-3-open-fire-prohibitions-coming-into-effect-across-the-cariboo-fire-centre-2/

04/04/2026

SAVE THE DATE !!!

Loon Lake Fire Department is doing the 2nd annual El Donovan Memorial ATV/Off Road Vehicle Run on Saturday June 20, 2026.

More details to follow!