Media Contacts

Members of our media team are available by email or phone to

  • arrange and conduct interviews
  • provide backgrounders, photos and B-roll
  • arrange access to fire sites

For timely information on the local and provincial wildfire situation, please contact the appropriate Information Officer below.

Provincial Fire Information Officer
Wildfire Management Branch Headquarters, Victoria		 Kim Steinbart
(250) 356-5249
Fire Information Officer
Victoria		 Alyson Couch
(250) 953-3958
Fire Information Officer
Victoria		 Isabelle Jacques
(250) 356-7873
Fire Information Officer
Coastal Fire Centre, Parksville		 Donna MacPherson
(250) 951-4229
Fire Information Officer
Kamloops Fire Centre, Kamloops		 Jeanne Rucker
(250) 554-5532
Fire Information Officer
Kamloops Fire Centre, Kamloops		 Elise Riedlinger
(250) 554-5530
Fire Information Officer
Cariboo Fire Center, Williams Lake		 Grace Pickell
(250) 989-2628
Fire Information Officer
Southeast Fire Centre, Castlegar		 Gwen Eamer
(250) 365-4014
Fire Information Officer
Northwest Fire Centre, Smithers		 Lindsay Carnes
(250) 847-6641
Fire Information Officer
Prince George Fire Centre, Prince George		 Jillian Chimko
(250) 565-6990