Forecast smoke · ECCC FireWork
Current regional smoke forecast context
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Open province smoke forecast →Regional wildfire map · British Columbia
Vancouver Island wildfire map & smoke conditions
Track official wildfire activity, smoke forecast, and air-quality conditions across Vancouver Island from Greater Victoria and the Cowichan Valley to Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, Campbell River, and the North Island.
Use the regional view to understand official incident geography across multiple communities, then compare forecast smoke and measured AQHI before drawing conclusions about local air quality.
Current official data
Current wildfires in Vancouver Island
Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 10:38 a.m. PDT
Active official fires
7
British Columbia wildfire records within the FireRadar region.
Out of control
0
Current active records whose official status is out/not under control.
Reported active hectares
609 ha
7 active regional records report a usable size.
Largest reported active fire
337 ha
Mount Jack
This region uses an approximate FireRadar boundary and wildfire locations published by the source. It is not an emergency boundary, predicted spread area or municipal boundary.
Smoke forecast for Vancouver Island
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada FireWork
Checking the latest official ECCC FireWork forecast status. Model issuance, forecast coverage and source status will appear when confirmed. Missing forecast data does not mean the air is clear.
Coverage: This is a regional forecast, not a local measurement. Smoke conditions can vary across Vancouver Island.
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- Usually updated twice a day
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Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada FireWork.
AQHI observation
Latest AQHI near Vancouver Island
Checking the latest official ECCC AQHI observation. The value, reporting location and observation time will appear when confirmed. Missing data does not mean the air is clean or the health risk is low.
Open the AQHI observation map →Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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The dashed outline is FireRadar's curated regional counting extent. Incident points, smoke forecasts, and AQHI observations are separate datasets and should not be interpreted as evacuation boundaries or fire-spread predictions. FireRadar regional extents may overlap near transition areas. Regional totals are useful local summaries and must not be added together to produce a province total.
Measured air quality · AQHI
Nearest current AQHI observations
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Stations can be far from rural or remote parts of a region. The nearest observation may not represent conditions everywhere inside the regional boundary.
Open province air-quality map →Regional context
Wildfire context across Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island contains large population centres alongside extensive forest, resource roads, rural properties, recreation areas, and communities connected by a relatively small number of major transportation corridors. Island-wide fire and smoke conditions can affect travel, forestry, recreation, utilities, and air quality far beyond an individual incident location, while local community pages remain available for closer context.
Current official incidents
Active official wildfires in Vancouver Island
Latest completed comparison
What changed around Vancouver Island
Examples from the completed 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-02 comparison. See the provincial report for the full list.
No changes are shown here. See the provincial report for the complete list.
Forecast layer
Vancouver Island smoke forecast
Use FireRadar's ECCC FireWork smoke forecast to see modelled smoke movement across and beyond Vancouver Island. Forecast smoke is not proof that a nearby wildfire is the source of local smoke.
Measured conditions
Air quality and AQHI
AQHI and observed PM2.5 provide measured air-quality context and remain distinct from FireWork forecast smoke. Station coverage varies across a region, especially in rural and remote areas.
British Columbia air quality map →Local wildfire maps
Communities in the Vancouver Island regional cluster
Victoria wildfire map
View British Columbia wildfire context, smoke forecast, and AQHI around Victoria and southern Vancouver Island.
Sooke wildfire map
Track Vancouver Island wildfire, smoke forecast, and air-quality conditions around Sooke and southwest Vancouver Island.
Duncan wildfire map
Track Vancouver Island wildfire, smoke forecast, and air-quality context around Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
Nanaimo wildfire map
View Vancouver Island wildfire context, smoke forecast, and AQHI around Nanaimo and the central Island.
Parksville wildfire map
View Vancouver Island wildfire, smoke forecast, and air-quality context around Parksville and Oceanside.
Port Alberni wildfire map
Track wildfire activity and smoke context around Port Alberni and central Vancouver Island.
Courtenay wildfire map
Check official wildfire and smoke context around Courtenay, Comox, and the Comox Valley.
Campbell River wildfire map
Track official wildfire activity and smoke context around Campbell River and north-central Vancouver Island.
Port Hardy wildfire map
Track official wildfire and smoke conditions around Port Hardy and northern Vancouver Island.
Official source and emergency information
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.
FireRadar does not issue evacuation orders, emergency notices, road closures, or fire-spread predictions. Follow provincial, municipal, Indigenous, and emergency authorities for current instructions.
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