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Smoke near Elkford
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Elkford wildfire map & smoke conditions
View official wildfire activity and smoke around Elkford and the upper Elk Valley in the forested Rocky Mountain Trench.
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Current direct-official data
Official wildfires near Elkford
Latest source update: Aug 14, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
Within 25 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 50 km
1
Active official point records.
Within 100 km
6
2 recent out records are also within 100 km.
Distances are straight-line measurements to source-provided point locations, not fire perimeters, evacuation boundaries, or safety ratings.
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Current wildfire summary for Elkford
There are 6 current official British Columbia fire points within 100 km of the community centre. The nearest current official point is 50 km west near N21239.
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AQHI and PM2.5 context
Nearest current official AQHI: 1 (Low) at Sparwood, 32.4 km from the community centre.
Observed Aug 14, 2026, 3:00 a.m.. Use the local air-quality layer for available AQHI and PM2.5 station context; do not attribute measured air quality to the nearest wildfire by distance alone.
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Review today’s changesNearby official activity
Within 25 km: 0 · within 50 km: 1 · within 100 km: 6.
There are 2 recent out or extinguished official records within 100 km.
Local official context
Official incident markers come from the BC Wildfire Service feed. Marker locations are informational and do not replace official emergency notices or local emergency instructions.
The current verified British Columbia source payload contains 128 official records before FireRadar separates active and recent-out context.
Nearby current official fires
Wildfire context around Elkford
Elkford lies deep in the upper Elk Valley with forested mountain terrain, mining operations, backcountry recreation, rural access roads, and a single primary highway connection south. Wildfires can affect community access, industrial operations, outdoor activity, neighbouring valleys, and smoke while alternate travel routes are limited.
Official source for British Columbia
Official incident markers come from the BC Wildfire Service feed. Marker locations are informational and do not replace official emergency notices or local emergency instructions.
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Distances are calculated from the centre of the selected location to the point supplied for each record. A fire can be large, irregularly shaped, remote, or represented by a reference point rather than an exact perimeter.
Emergency information
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