Highway corridor · British Columbia

Highway 97C Okanagan Connector wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track official wildfires and smoke near Highway 97C between the Okanagan and Nicola Valley, with nearby-fire context for Kelowna, West Kelowna, and Merritt.

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 Highway 97C Okanagan Connector reference point

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT

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

0 recent out records are also within 100 km from the page reference point.

Nearest active fire to reference point

40 km

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Reference point: 49.860, -120.300. 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 Highway 97C Okanagan Connector

Highway 97C crosses dry Interior plateau and forest between the Okanagan and Nicola Valley, with long grades, limited services, recreation access, and weather-exposed sections. Wildfire or smoke can affect visibility and travel well away from either endpoint community.

Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather

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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.