---
title: "Prince George wildfire watch: fires and evacuations"
description: "Active wildfires in the Prince George Fire Centre by size, status and cause, plus the fire danger rating, bans, evacuation orders and season stats."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T15:49:28.285Z
---

# 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.

- [Right now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/)
- [Weather](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/weather/)
- [Climate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/climate/)
- [Air quality](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/air-quality/)
- [Rivers and water](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/rivers/)
- [Wildfire](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)
- [Power](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/power/)
- [People](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/people/)
- [Economy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/economy/)
- [Housing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/housing/)
- [Taxes and fees](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/taxes/)
- [Land and resources](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)
- [Safety](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/safety/)
- [Cameras and more](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/live/)

Source: [BC Wildfire Service public data](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fwildfire%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Wildfire+Service+public+data)

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](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fwildfire%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Wildfire+Service%3B+Emergency+Management+and+Climate+Readiness)

## Active fires

Source: [BC Wildfire Service](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/list). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fwildfire%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Wildfire+Service)

## Fires discovered by month

Source: [BC Wildfire Service](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fwildfire%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Wildfire+Service)

## 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](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fdashboard%2Fwildfire%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+BC+Wildfire+Service)

## Bans, restrictions and staying ready

- [Current fire bans and restrictions (BC Wildfire Service)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)
- [EmergencyInfoBC: evacuation orders and alerts](https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/)
- [BC Wildfire Service interactive map](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map)
- [Regional District of Fraser-Fort George](https://www.rdffg.ca/)
- [Smoke and air quality in Prince George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/air-quality/)

To report a wildfire: [Call 1-800-663-5555](tel:18006635555) or \*5555 on a cell phone.

## Sources

- [BC Wildfire Service, current wildfire points (public view)](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map)
- [BC Wildfire Service, fire danger rating](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map)
- [BC Wildfire Service, bans and prohibition areas](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)
- [Evacuation orders and alerts (EMCR)](https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/)

**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

## More in Live

[See all in Live](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#live)

- [Live overview Everything happening right now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/)
- [Happening now Alerts, closures, outages, police](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/now/)
- [Weather Now, radar, hourly and 14 days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/weather/)
- [Air quality AQHI and smoke](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/air-quality/)
- [Mill smell Pulp mill odour forecast](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/smell/)
- [Rivers Fraser and Nechako levels](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/rivers/)

## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Wildfire

Source: [BC Wildfire Service (active fires, danger rating, bans and prohibitions); Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (evacuation orders and alerts)](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map). Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc). Updated 2026-10-16T15:31:20.484Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/wildfire

- **bans**: _none_
- **evacuations**: _none_

#### active

| id | name | status | cause | sizeHa | discovered | lat | lng | location | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| G31209 | Miledge Creek | Under Control | Lightning | 14.4 | 2026-07-25T22:13:56.000Z | 52.2871 | -119.2007 | Miledge Creek | https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=G31209 |
| G92299 | Creham Creek Muskwa Junction | Being Held | Person | 42 | 2026-09-29T23:27:23.000Z | 57.8834 | -123.6461 | Creham Creek Muskwa Junction | https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=G92299 |
| G92324 | NW of Wenger Creek | Being Held | Person | 0.5 | 2026-10-08T21:20:58.000Z | 57.9273 | -123.3775 | NW of Wenger Creek | https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=G92324 |


#### season

- **year**: 2026
- **total**: 163
- **out**: 160
- **active**: 3
- **totalHa**: 931

##### byCause

- **Person**: 72
- **Lightning**: 91


##### byStatus

- **Out**: 160
- **Being Held**: 2
- **Under Control**: 1


##### byMonth

- **2026-06**: 25
- **2026-05**: 23
- **2026-09**: 13
- **2026-03**: 2
- **2026-08**: 20
- **2026-04**: 18
- **2026-07**: 59
- **2025-10**: 1
- **2025-05**: 1
- **2026-10**: 1


##### largest

- **id**: G70322
- **name**: Windy Creek
- **status**: Out
- **cause**: Person
- **sizeHa**: 206
- **discovered**: 2026-04-26T15:00:14.000Z
- **out**: 2026-06-03T21:10:07.000Z
- **lat**: 55.9698
- **lng**: -121.4783
- **location**: Windy Creek
- **url**: <https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=G70322>
- **ofNote**: false
- **distanceKm**: 242



#### danger

- **rating**: Very Low
- **value**: 0.8
- **updated**: 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

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Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/