Prince George wildfire watch
The Prince George Fire Centre covers most of northeastern and central BC. This page tracks every fire the BC Wildfire Service has recorded there this season, plus the local danger rating and any evacuations.
Source: BC Wildfire Service public data, updated . Report a data problem
Checking Looking for fires near Prince George and evacuation orders or alerts in the region…
Active fires map
Tap a marker for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Source: BC Wildfire Service; Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, updated . Report a data problem
Active fires
Source: BC Wildfire Service, updated . Report a data problem
Fires discovered by month
Source: BC Wildfire Service, updated . Report a data problem
What starts them
“Person” means human-caused, from campfires and equipment to arson. Lightning fires often start in clusters after dry thunderstorms.
Source: BC Wildfire Service, updated . Report a data problem
Bans, restrictions and staying ready
- Current fire bans and restrictions (BC Wildfire Service)
- EmergencyInfoBC: evacuation orders and alerts
- BC Wildfire Service interactive map
- Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
- Smoke and air quality in Prince George
To report a wildfire: Call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a cell phone.
Sources
- BC Wildfire Service, current wildfire points (public view)
- BC Wildfire Service, fire danger rating
- BC Wildfire Service, bans and prohibition areas
- Evacuation orders and alerts (EMCR)
How these figures are gathered
Live figures are fetched from these providers and cached briefly on our server. Provisional real-time data can be revised by the source. When a source is down we say so rather than guess.
- BC Wildfire Service, current wildfire points (public view)
- Fire number, stage of control, size, cause, discovery date
- BC Wildfire Service, fire danger rating
- Daily danger class for the area containing Prince George
- Evacuation orders and alerts (EMCR)
- Active orders and alerts within the Prince George Fire Centre area
