Highway corridor · British Columbia

BC Highway 6 – Vernon to Nakusp wildfire map & smoke conditions

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

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 6 – Vernon to Nakusp

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT
Within 25 km
2
Active official wildfire points from the represented place geometry.
Within 50 km
4
Active official wildfire points from the represented place geometry.
Within 100 km
13
0 recent out records are also within 100 km from the represented place geometry.
Nearest official active fire
0.5 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 6 – Vernon to Nakusp

Highway 6 links the North Okanagan with remote Monashee valleys and Arrow Lakes communities through steep forest, recreation areas, rural properties, forestry roads, and ferry-dependent travel. Fires can affect one mountain section while conditions remain very different near Vernon or Nakusp, making a corridor-scale view useful.

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 6 – Vernon to Nakusp

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Community wildfire maps near BC Highway 6 – Vernon to Nakusp

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Related parks, routes and recreation areas

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
Highway corridor · Check official wildfires, smoke and fire-weather conditions near BC Highway 6. Use the responsible transportation authority for current road status.
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.
Regional District of North Okanagan
Regional district · View official wildfires and smoke across the Regional District of North Okanagan, including Vernon, Lumby, Armstrong, Enderby, rural communities, lakes, and forested slopes.
Mara Lake
Lake & recreation area · Track official wildfires and smoke around Mara Lake between Sicamous and Enderby, including forested shorelines, recreation properties, and Highway 97A access.
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.
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
DriveBC
Official BC road information.
Highway section
Vernon–Nakusp Highway 6 corridor
Events are matched to this section of the highway.
Latest check
Oct 2, 2026, 12:32 p.m.
When FireRadar last checked DriveBC.
Latest road update
Sep 24, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
If no event is listed, the road is not necessarily open or safe.

Active DriveBC events · Vernon–Nakusp Highway 6 corridor

Events reported for this highway section.

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MINOR·CONSTRUCTION·ALL_LANES_OPEN

CONSTRUCTION

Paving operations from Highway 6, Needles Ferry to 300m east of Deep Creek Bridge to Needles Ferry. Starting Tue Sep 8 until Sat Oct 31. From 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM PDT, Monday to Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Possible ferry delays. Last update: September 24th, 2026 at 5:33pm PDT. Work is also scheduled on Sunday September 27th from 6:00am-7:00pm. No work taking place on September 30th.

Highway 6

DriveBC update: Sep 24, 2026, 5:33 p.m.

MINOR·CONSTRUCTION·ALL_LANES_OPEN

CONSTRUCTION

Road construction from Highway 6, at 15th St/Middleton Way. Starting Tue Sep 1 until Fri Nov 13. From 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM PDT the next day, Monday to Thursday and Sunday. Lane closures in both directions. Watch for traffic control. Last update: September 15th, 2026 at 3:03pm PDT. Night work. Two-way traffic will be maintained. Northbound traffic on 15th Street closed during construction.

Highway 6

DriveBC update: Sep 15, 2026, 3:03 p.m.

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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Continue with Canadian highway conditions

For road-status, camera and corridor-specific travel context, continue into FireRadar Highways. Wildfire context remains separate from official travelability.

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