Highway corridor · British Columbia

BC Highway 6 wildfire map & smoke conditions

Check official wildfires, smoke and fire-weather conditions near BC Highway 6. Use the responsible transportation authority for current road status.

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 BC Highway 6 reference point

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Within 25 km of reference point

Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.

Within 50 km of reference point

Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.

Within 100 km of reference point

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Nearest active fire to reference point

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Reference point: 49.800, -118.200. 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 BC Highway 6

Highway 6 crosses forested Kootenay and Monashee terrain between the U.S. border, Nelson, the Slocan Valley and the North Okanagan. Wildfires can affect visibility, access, services and travel well beyond the closest incident marker, and conditions can differ along the route. FireRadar keeps wildfire and environmental information separate from official road status.

Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather

Smoke forecasts and measured AQHI describe different conditions. FireRadar labels forecasts and observations separately.

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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 6

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Community wildfire maps near BC Highway 6

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Arrow Lakes

Lake & recreation area · Track official wildfires and smoke around the Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes, including forested communities, ferry links, recreation sites, and Highway 6 and 23 corridors.

Valhalla Provincial Park

Park & recreation destination · View official wildfires and smoke near Valhalla Provincial Park along the forested mountain west shore of Slocan Lake in British Columbia.

Monashee Provincial Park

Park & recreation destination · Track official wildfires and smoke near Monashee Provincial Park in the remote forested mountains between the Okanagan and Arrow Lakes regions.

BC Highway 6 – Vernon to Nakusp

Highway corridor · Track official wildfires and smoke near Highway 6 between Vernon, the Monashee Mountains, Arrow Lakes, and Nakusp in southeastern British Columbia.

Slocan Lake

Lake & recreation area · View official wildfires and smoke around Slocan Lake and its steep forested West Kootenay shorelines, communities, recreation areas, and highway approaches.

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

Regional district · Track official wildfires and smoke across the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary around Grand Forks, Trail, Rossland, Christina Lake, and forested Boundary Country.