British Columbia wildfire map
Fires in British Columbia right now
Updated
23 fire clusters in British Columbia in the last 48 h (12 significant) Strongest: 72 km ESE of Prince George, 104 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for British Columbia, Canada: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the province grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 23 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 12 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 135
- Strongest fire
- 104 MW 72 km ESE of Prince George
- Share of Canada
- 30% 77 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 17
Active fires in British Columbia
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 135 thermal hotspots in British Columbia in the last 48 h, grouped into 23 fire clusters; 12 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 30% of the 77 clusters across Canada.
The most intense is 72 km ESE of Prince George, peaking at 104 MW (intense) with 35 detections, last seen Sun 4:32 am local time. 1 cluster in the province passed 100 MW, the range of an actively spreading fire front.
17 listed cities in British Columbia have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Kitimat, 4 km from a fire to its SSW.
Fires are assigned to the province of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring province.
Fire clusters in British Columbia
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote British Columbia, 151 km N of Prince George | 15 | 88 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 72 km ESE of Prince George | 35 | 104 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 138 km SW of Prince Rupert | 9 | 89 MW | Sat 1:02 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 96 km NE of Smithers | 12 | 33 MW | Sat 1:02 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 105 km E of Smithers | 8 | 28 MW | Sat 2:40 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 47 km ENE of Prince George | 9 | 19 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 2:52 am |
| remote British Columbia, 153 km SW of Prince Rupert | 5 | 20 MW | Sat 1:02 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| remote British Columbia, 208 km NNE of Smithers | 4 | 12 MW | Sat 1:02 pm | Sat 2:42 pm |
| 29 km SE of Fort St. John | 7 | 13 MW | Sat 3:11 am | Sat 4:49 am |
| 60 km WNW of Prince George | 6 | 6 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 93 km N of Terrace | 6 | 5 MW | Sat 3:11 am | Sat 4:49 am |
| 13 km N of Fernie | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 3:13 am | Sat 3:13 am |
| 16 km ENE of Nelson | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 3:13 am | Sat 3:13 am |
| 122 km W of Prince George | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sat 1:00 pm |
| 4 km ESE of Prince Rupert | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 3:11 am | Sun 4:32 am |
| 44 km WSW of Williams Lake | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sat 1:00 pm |
| 14 km NNW of Smithers | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:40 pm | Sat 2:40 pm |
| 23 km S of Quesnel | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sat 1:00 pm |
| 10 km NNW of Nelson | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:13 am | Sat 3:13 am |
| 22 km S of Creston | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 3:13 am | Sat 3:13 am |
| 4 km SSW of Kitimat | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 4:32 am | Sun 4:32 am |
| 23 km SSE of Fort St. John | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:11 am | Sat 3:11 am |
| 20 km NW of Golden | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 3:11 am | Sat 3:11 am |
Cities in British Columbia near a fire
- Wildfires near Kitimat nearest 4 km SSW
- Wildfires near Prince Rupert nearest 4 km ESE
- Wildfires near Nelson, BC nearest 10 km NNW
- Wildfires near Fernie nearest 13 km N
- Wildfires near Smithers nearest 14 km NNW
- Wildfires near Golden, BC nearest 20 km NW
- Wildfires near Creston nearest 22 km S
- Wildfires near Quesnel nearest 23 km S
- Wildfires near Fort St. John nearest 23 km SSE
- Wildfires near Castlegar nearest 38 km NE
- Wildfires near Dawson Creek nearest 38 km NNW
- Wildfires near Williams Lake nearest 44 km WSW
- Wildfires near Prince George nearest 45 km ENE
- Wildfires near Cranbrook nearest 52 km ENE
- Wildfires near Terrace nearest 55 km S
- Wildfires near Trail nearest 60 km NNE
- Wildfires near Kimberley, BC nearest 66 km E
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from BC Wildfire Service (bcwildfire.ca). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other provinces
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.