Since April 1, 2023, 1,725 wildfires have burned over 1.58 million hectares of land in B.C.
Cooler conditions, higher relative humidities and some rainfall are forecast across most regions of the province, which will provide some welcome reprieve until about Thursday when conditions are expected to gradually return to hot and dry.
Nearly 4,000 personnel are currently engaged in wildfire response across B.C. This figure includes personnel from the BC Wildfire Service personnel, B.C. contract crews, the United States, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ontario, the Canadian Armed Forces and other support personnel.
There are number of evacuation orders and alerts in response to wildfires in B.C. For a summary of active wildfire evacuation notices, please visit EmergencyInfoBC.
Wildfires of Note
Kamloops Fire Centre
Casper Creek (K71535)
Downton Lake (K71649)
Rossmoore Lake (K22024)
Lower East Adams (K21620)
Bush Creek East (K21633)
Eagle Bluff (K52318)
Stein Mountain (K71634)
Southeast Fire Centre
Lladnar Creek (N12046)
Horsethief Creek (N22243)
Coastal Fire Centre
Young Creek (VA1735)
Prince George Fire Centre
Great Beaver Lake (G51279)
Donnie Creek (G80280)
Gatcho Lake (G41158)
Greer Creek (G41511)
The next Provincial Wildfire Status Update will be be provided on August 10, 2023.
Wildfire response over the long weekend
Since Aug. 4, there have been 18,335 lightning strikes resulting in 116 new lighting-caused wildfires across all six fire centres. The BC Wildfire Service has made good success on many of these fires due to strong initial attack response. Of these 116 wildfires, 41% were called out and 91% are currently less than two hectares in size.