Wildfires in British Columbia Today
Live active-fire map for British Columbia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–September.
6 km/h from the SSE — carrying smoke towards the NNW.
0°C · 96% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 37.6 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 53 · US AQI 123
People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.
The band above follows the European index, which averages particulates over 24 hours — so a sharp rise in this hour's PM2.5, as smoke passing overhead causes, shows up in the reading before it moves the band.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
14 active fires in British Columbia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1303 MW104 km NE of Williams Lake, British Columbia16 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 10:42 UTC52.797, -121.066
- 2270 MW34 km NE of Prince George, British Columbia21 detections~9.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 20:50 UTC54.043, -122.273
- 3255 MWRemote area10 detections~6.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 20:50 UTC54.956, -123.860
- 4217 MW83 km W of Vancouver, British Columbia37 detections~23.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-01 20:50 UTC49.006, -124.183
- 5134 MW35 km S of Cranbrook, British Columbia45 detections~16.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 10:45 UTC49.208, -115.673
- 6124 MW92 km W of Penticton, British Columbia23 detections~9.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-11-02 10:45 UTC49.460, -120.862
- 799 MWRemote area6 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 20:50 UTC55.235, -122.834
- 857 MW59 km SE of Nelson, British Columbia2 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 20:48 UTC49.230, -116.585
- 942 MW115 km N of Prince George, British Columbia5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-01 20:50 UTC54.890, -123.332
- 1039 MW91 km W of Penticton, British Columbia5 detectionslast seen 2026-11-02 10:45 UTC49.278, -120.798
Plus 14 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.