BC Wildfires Of Note

• Highway 6 closed, evacuation order, alerts issued due to wildfires near Slocan Lake

  The Aylwin Creek wildfire is 121 hectares in size and burning along Aylwin Creek, along the shores of Slocan Lake, south of the communities of Silverton and New Denver.

  Fire

  Jul 22, 2024
  
• Cooler weather sees B.C. wildfire numbers dip, but drought still poses concern

  The BC Wildfire Service website shows only small pockets of extreme wildfire risk, mainly in southeastern B.C., where almost no rain fell earlier this week.

  Fire

  Jul 26, 2023
  
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• B.C.’s Interior counts 6 wildfires of note currently burning

  All five wildfires of note are in the Southern Interior, with four in the Kamloops Fire Centre and one in the Southeast Fire Centre.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
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• Wildfires in B.C. still causing concern but crews and weather are helping, officials say

  Crews are dealing with "extremely steep terrain" when fighting the Keremeos Creek fire, Bryan Zandberg, information officer for the BC Wildfire Service said Tuesday afternoon.

  Fire

  Aug 2, 2022
• B.C. wildfire crews unable to attend all new fires during ‘unprecedented’ fire season

  "With the current resource challenges that we have, we are unable to commit to all new ignitions," a B.C. Wildfire Service manager said.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
• B.C. wildfire map 2020: Current location of wildfires burning around the province

  View the location of the wildfires currently burning around B.C.

  Environment

  Sep 18, 2020