Regional district · British Columbia

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track official wildfires and smoke across the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, including Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Smithers-area corridors, lakes, and rural forest communities.

Distances are measured from a representative point because a verified boundary is not available. Conditions may vary widely across large parks, lakes, districts and recreation areas.

Current official data · representative reference-point distance

Wildfire activity near the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako reference point

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT
Within 25 km of reference point
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Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 50 km of reference point
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Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 100 km of reference point
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0 recent out records are also within 100 km from the page reference point.
Nearest active fire to reference point
98 km
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Reference point: 54.200, -125.500. Distance is measured to FireRadar's representative place anchor because verified boundary geometry is not attached to this page. It is not a spread, evacuation, access, or safety distance.

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Wildfire context for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako spans a large north-central British Columbia landscape of sub-boreal forest, lakes, Indigenous communities, ranches, forestry and mining activity, rural properties, and long Highway 16 and secondary-road connections. Wildfires can affect communities and resource areas separated by substantial distances while smoke moves across the wider district.

Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather

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Official wildfire 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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Emergency, closure, and travel information

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Regional wildfire context near Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

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Community wildfire maps near Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

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Burns Lake →Vanderhoof →Smithers →Houston →Fort St. James →Prince George →Mackenzie →Terrace →

Related parks, routes and recreation areas

François Lake
Lake & recreation area · View official wildfires and smoke around François Lake and its forested rural and recreation communities south of Burns Lake in north-central British Columbia.
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Stuart Lake
Lake & recreation area · View official wildfires and smoke around Stuart Lake, Fort St. James, Indigenous communities, recreation properties, and surrounding sub-boreal forest.
Babine Lake
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Babine Mountains Provincial Park
Park & recreation destination · Track official wildfires and smoke near Babine Mountains Provincial Park and the forested alpine backcountry east of Smithers in northwestern British Columbia.
Carp Lake Provincial Park
Park & recreation destination · Track official wildfires and smoke near Carp Lake Provincial Park in the forested lake country north of Prince George in central British Columbia.