Highway corridor · British Columbia

BC Highway 31 – Kootenay Lake wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track official wildfires and smoke near Highway 31 along Kootenay Lake between Kaslo-area communities and the northern lake corridor.

Distances are measured from an approximate route line and may not reflect every point on the road. They do not indicate road status or safety.

Current official data · FireRadar-curated corridor distance

Official wildfires near BC Highway 31 – Kootenay Lake

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT
Within 25 km
1
Active official wildfire points from the represented place geometry.
Within 50 km
6
Active official wildfire points from the represented place geometry.
Within 100 km
15
1 recent out records are also within 100 km from the represented place geometry.
Nearest official active fire
18 km
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Distance is measured to a FireRadar-curated corridor line for geographic context. It is not a road-closure, spread, evacuation, or travel-safety distance.

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Wildfire context for BC Highway 31 – Kootenay Lake

Highway 31 follows portions of Kootenay Lake through steep forested mountain terrain, small communities, recreation sites, rural properties, forestry access, and sections with limited alternate roads. Fires can affect local access, lake recreation, visibility, and connections between communities while conditions differ sharply from the Nelson or Creston areas.

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.

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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

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.

Regional wildfire context near BC Highway 31 – Kootenay Lake

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Community wildfire maps near BC Highway 31 – Kootenay Lake

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Nelson →Nakusp →Creston →Invermere →Radium Hot Springs →Kimberley →Cranbrook →Castlegar →

Related parks, routes and recreation areas

Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
Park & recreation destination · View official wildfires and smoke near the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy across remote mountain terrain between the Columbia Valley and Kootenay Lake.
BC Highway 31A – Kaslo to New Denver
Highway corridor · View official wildfires and smoke near Highway 31A through the forested mountain corridor between Kaslo and New Denver in the West Kootenays.
Kootenay Lake
Lake & recreation area · Track official wildfires around Kootenay Lake with smoke forecast, AQHI context, nearby-fire distances, and links to Nelson, Kaslo, Creston, and the surrounding Kootenays.
Regional District of Central Kootenay
Regional district · View official wildfires and smoke across the Regional District of Central Kootenay, including Nelson, Kootenay Lake, Slocan Valley, Creston-area communities, and rural mountain terrain.
BC Highway 95 – Columbia Valley
Highway corridor · View official wildfires and smoke near Highway 95 through the Columbia Valley between Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Golden approaches, and southeastern BC communities.
Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
Park & recreation destination · Track official wildfires and smoke near Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in the forested and alpine mountain country north of Nelson in the West Kootenays.
BC highway conditions

Road events, cameras & wildfire context

Check DriveBC road events alongside wildfire, smoke and weather information. DriveBC remains authoritative for closures, delays, detours and whether travel is possible.

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Transportation source
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Official BC road information.
Highway section
Kootenay Lake Highway 31 corridor
Events are matched to this section of the highway.
Latest check
Oct 2, 2026, 12:33 p.m.
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Latest road update
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If no event is listed, the road is not necessarily open or safe.

Active DriveBC events · Kootenay Lake Highway 31 corridor

Events reported for this highway section.

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DriveBC reported no active events for this highway section when FireRadar last checked. That does not guarantee unrestricted travel; check the live DriveBC map before departure.

Source: DriveBC. FireRadar shows events that DriveBC places along this highway section. Records without enough location information are left out. Missing or partial records never imply that the whole route is open or safe.

Official highway cameras

DriveBC camera imagery is transportation context, not proof that a road is safe or unrestricted.

No cameras are currently listed for this highway section. Use DriveBC's camera directory to check the latest images by highway or location.
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Wildfire, weather, smoke and longer-range context

Each source answers a different question. Road events, wildfire perimeters, fire danger, smoke forecasts, measured AQHI, seasonal outlooks and drought conditions remain separate so their limits stay clear.

Fire danger →
Current official Low-to-Extreme regional conditions; not a road-status or ignition forecast.
Wildfire perimeters →
Official mapped boundaries where the responsible wildfire agency publishes them.
Smoke forecast →
ECCC FireWork model guidance kept separate from measured air quality.
AQHI observations →
Observed health-risk context at participating stations; not a smoke-only measurement.
Seasonal outlook →
Longer-range CWFIS seasonal fire-weather context with explicit forecast uncertainty.
Drought context →
Monthly Canadian Drought Monitor context kept distinct from daily fire danger.
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For road-status, camera and corridor-specific travel context, continue into FireRadar Highways. Wildfire context remains separate from official travelability.

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