Wildfire context for Regional District of North Okanagan
The North Okanagan includes dry valley bottoms, forested uplands, agricultural land, lakes, rural interface properties, recreation areas, and highways connecting the Okanagan with the Shuswap and Monashees. Fires can affect multiple municipalities and electoral areas while smoke spreads through the shared valley system.
Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather
Smoke forecasts, measured AQHI and Fire Danger ratings describe different conditions. FireRadar shows each separately so one is not mistaken for another.
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.