FireRadar Highways · official status + environmental context

Highway 97 — Okanagan & Cariboo · Kelowna → Kamloops

Official DriveBC road events and latest camera images for key Okanagan and Cariboo sections of Highway 97, with FireRadar wildfire context.

Official road report
INCIDENTS REPORTED

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1 active matching DriveBC records are listed. None provides a route-wide open or closed statement; review the incidents before travel.

Active incidents
1
Retrieved
Aug 19, 2026, 6:43 p.m. UTC

Active incidents & restrictions

INCIDENT · MAJOR
INCIDENT

Wildfire from Highway 97, In Spallumcheen and At Highway 97 and Old Kamloops Road to At Salmon River Road. Road open. Watch for traffic control. Last update: August 18th, 2026 at 1:05pm PDT. Next update: August 19th, 2026 at 11:30am PDT. No stopping between Head of the Lake Rd and Grandview Flats Rd.

Official update: Aug 18, 2026, 8:05 p.m. UTC
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Latest highway camera images

These are snapshots—not live video and not proof of travelability. FireRadar proxies only the latest image with short caching and keeps no camera archive.

Latest DriveBC image at WR Bennett Bridge 11
WR Bennett Bridge 11
W · Latest image

WR Bennett Bridge east approach at Abbott Street, looking west along Highway 97.

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Latest DriveBC image at Kalamalka Lookout
Kalamalka Lookout
N · Latest image

Highway 97 at Vista Road turnoff south of Vernon, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at WR Bennett Bridge 07
WR Bennett Bridge 07
W · Latest image

WR Bennett Bridge east end, connecting Kelowna and West Kelowna, looking west.

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Latest DriveBC image at Kelowna - S
Kelowna - S
S · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 33 in Kelowna, looking south on Highway 97.

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Latest DriveBC image at WR Bennett Bridge 04
WR Bennett Bridge 04
W · Latest image

WR Bennett Bridge mid-span, connecting Kelowna and West Kelowna, looking west.

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Latest DriveBC image at WR Bennett Bridge 02
WR Bennett Bridge 02
W · Latest image

WR Bennett Bridge west end, connecting Kelowna and West Kelowna, looking west.

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Latest DriveBC image at Falkland
Falkland
SE · Latest image

Highway 97 at Silvernails Road near Falkland, looking southeast.

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Latest DriveBC image at Highway 97 at Highway 97C - W
Highway 97 at Highway 97C - W
W · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 97C junction about 5 km south of Westbank, looking west.

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Latest DriveBC image at Highway 97 at Highway 97C - S
Highway 97 at Highway 97C - S
S · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 97C junction about 5 km south of Westbank, looking south.

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Latest DriveBC image at Monte Creek Brake Check - N
Monte Creek Brake Check - N
N · Latest image

Highway 97 at the Monte Creek brake check, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Monte Creek Brake Check - S
Monte Creek Brake Check - S
S · Latest image

Highway 97 at the Monte Creek brake check, looking south.

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Latest DriveBC image at Highway 97 at Highway 97C - N
Highway 97 at Highway 97C - N
N · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 97C junction about 5 km south of Westbank, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Kelowna - N
Kelowna - N
N · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 33 in Kelowna, looking north on Highway 97.

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Latest DriveBC image at Highway 97 at Highway 97C - E
Highway 97 at Highway 97C - E
E · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 97C junction about 5 km south of Westbank, looking east.

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Latest DriveBC image at Lake Country - S
Lake Country - S
S · Latest image

Highway 97 in Lake Country by Wood Lake, looking south.

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Latest DriveBC image at Lake Country - N
Lake Country - N
N · Latest image

Highway 97 in Lake Country by Wood Lake, looking north.

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Camera registry: DriveBC · Retrieved Aug 19, 2026, 6:43 p.m. UTC · 16 matched

Route map & wildfire context

The highway is the orange route focus. Official fires, recent out fires, smoke and AQHI remain independently sourced layers. FireRadar does not convert them into a travel-safety claim.

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Orange line: selected highway scope · Fire and smoke layers remain separate official/modelled datasets.
Weather

Official alerts & forecast context

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Wildfire impact

Current map context

Use the route map to inspect active fires and verified wildfire layers near the corridor. A validated corridor-risk model remains intentionally unpublished.

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Data freshness

Each source stands alone

Integrated road events revalidate every 5 minutes. Camera metadata revalidates every 6 hours; images use short-lived edge caching. An unavailable source stays unavailable—not zero.

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