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Smoke near Merritt
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Merritt wildfire map
Track current official wildfires and smoke context around Merritt and the Nicola Valley.
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Current direct-official data
Official wildfires near Merritt
Latest source update: Aug 9, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
Within 25 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 50 km
1
Active official point records.
Within 100 km
7
1 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.
Data freshness & provenance
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Current wildfire summary for Merritt
There are 7 current official British Columbia fire points within 100 km of the community centre. The nearest current official point is 42 km north near K21320.
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AQHI and PM2.5 context
Nearest current official AQHI: 11 (Very high) at Kamloops, 70.5 km from the community centre.
Observed Aug 8, 2026, 9:00 p.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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Within 25 km: 0 · within 50 km: 1 · within 100 km: 7.
There is 1 recent out or extinguished official record 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 110 official records before FireRadar separates active and recent-out context.
Nearby current official fires
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Wildfire context around Merritt
Merritt is surrounded by dry grassland, forest, ranch land, highways, and recreation routes in the Nicola Valley. Regional fires may affect transportation and smoke even when the incident point is not immediately beside the community.
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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