Wildfire context for Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Kootenay Boundary combines dry Interior valleys, forested mountains, rural properties, mining and forestry history, agricultural areas, recreation lakes, and Highway 3 and secondary travel corridors along the international boundary. Wildfire effects can cross local-government boundaries and influence travel and smoke across several valleys.
Why this place-level view is useful
The regional district is a meaningful geography for rural residents and incident information in Boundary Country and the West Kootenays. FireRadar supplies official wildfire context while local governments and provincial authorities remain responsible for emergency notices, evacuation instructions, and road operations.
Smoke forecast and air quality
Wildfire smoke forecast and measured air-quality information answer different questions. FireRadar keeps ECCC forecast smoke and AQHI observations separate so a model forecast is not presented as a local air-quality measurement.
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.
Emergency, closure, and travel information
FireRadar is an informational wildfire map. It does not issue evacuation instructions, park closures, road closures, travel advisories, fire bans, campground or trail status, or fire-spread predictions. Follow the applicable provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, parks, transportation, and emergency authorities for operational decisions.