Wildfire context for Thompson & Cariboo
The Thompson and Cariboo span dry valleys, grasslands, ranch country, forest, lakes, resource roads, rural properties, and long highway corridors. Large fires can affect communities and travel over very broad distances, while smoke can move far beyond the immediate incident area.
Why this place-level view is useful
Kamloops, Merritt, Cache Creek, Ashcroft, Barriere, Clinton, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, and Quesnel share regional fire and smoke patterns that are not well represented by a single municipal boundary. This page connects those local views into one broader operational picture.
Smoke forecast and air quality
Wildfire smoke forecast and measured air-quality information answer different questions. FireRadar keeps ECCC forecast smoke and AQHI observations separate so a model forecast is not presented as a local air-quality measurement.
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, or fire-spread predictions. Follow the applicable provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, parks, transportation, and emergency authorities for operational decisions.