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Nelson wildfire map & smoke conditions
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Current official data
Official wildfires near Nelson
Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT
Within 25 km
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Active official point records.
Within 50 km
2
Active official point records.
Within 100 km
11
1 recent out record is 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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Coverage: 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. Nearby counts cover 100 km from the community centre. Unavailable information is never shown as zero.
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Current fires within 100 km of Nelson
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Source, geography and next steps
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.
BC Wildfire Service currently lists 79 records for British Columbia. Nearby counts on this page cover 100 km from the community centre.
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Wildfire context around Nelson
Nelson is surrounded by steep forested terrain, lakes, recreation areas, rural communities, and winding transportation corridors. Nearby incident distance is useful context but does not describe terrain-driven spread or road access.
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Distances are calculated from the centre of the selected location to the point supplied for each record. The local activity list is limited to 100 km. A fire can be large, irregularly shaped, remote, or represented by a reference point rather than an exact perimeter.
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