Current wildfire season · British Columbia

2026 British Columbia wildfire season

Use this season hub to move between current direct-official wildfire activity, today's changes, FireRadar's retained observation history, smoke forecast, AQHI, and local community pages.

FireRadar's retained history begins when its archive observed a record. It does not claim to reconstruct agency data from before the FireRadar observation window.

Current direct-official data

Current British Columbia wildfire snapshot

Latest source update: Aug 11, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
Active official fires
100
Current direct British Columbia incident records.
Recent out
2
Recent official out or extinguished records.
Reported active hectares
347,133 ha
100 active records report a usable size.
Largest reported active fire
147,677 ha
Pear Lake
Current map

Current British Columbia wildfire map

Open the live jurisdiction map and inspect current official incident records.

Today

What changed today in British Columbia

Review current-day changes without treating every observation as a new wildfire.

Retained history

2026 FireRadar observation history

Explore the season through FireRadar's archived observations and recorded changes.

National context

Canada wildfire season review

Compare current and retained season-level FireRadar metrics across Canada.

Smoke and air quality during the 2026 season

Wildfire occurrence, forecast smoke, and measured AQHI are separate signals. A distant fire can produce local smoke, and local air quality can change after the fire map itself has not materially changed.

Wildfire smoke forecast →AQHI observations →

Local British Columbia wildfire pages

Move from the season-wide view into fixed community pages with nearby-fire distances, smoke access, AQHI context, and source freshness.

100 Mile House →Armstrong →Ashcroft →Barriere →Boston Bar →Burns Lake →Cache Creek →Campbell River →Castlegar →Chilliwack →Clinton →Courtenay →Cranbrook →Creston →Dawson Creek →Enderby →Fernie →Fort Nelson →
Safety note: FireRadar is informational and does not issue evacuation instructions, emergency alerts, road closures, or fire-spread predictions. Follow BC Wildfire Service and the applicable emergency authorities for decisions affecting life, property, or travel.