Wildfires in Central Kootenay

British Columbia

🔴 17 active fires

Fire-weather risk today

Extreme

tomorrow: Very high · falling ↓

Fires in 2026

19 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

2690 ha

from CWFIS records

Air quality now

Poor

EAQI 71· PM2.5 31.8 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at province level (Washington) — not per division. British Columbia alone is larger than France, so treat those two as a regional signal. Fire counts and areas below are per division, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Active fires now

2026-N51512 Resolving › 2026-N71472 Active › 2026-N71406 Resolving › 2026-N71332 Active › 2026-N71328 Active › 2026-N51284 Active· 233 ha › 2026-N51275 Active › 2026-N51257 Active· 205 ha › 2026-N71254 Active· 520 ha › 2026-N71253 Active· 293 ha › 2026-N71251 Active › 2026-N51207 Active· 337 ha › 2026-N51198 Active· 1102 ha › 2026-N71157 Active › 2026-N71086 Active › 2026-N41081 Active › 2026-N50870 Resolving ›

Fire history

2026-N51512 · Wildfire 08/08/2026 › 2026-N71472 · Wildfire 05/08/2026 › 2026-N71406 · Wildfire 02/08/2026 › 2026-N71332 · Wildfire 30/07/2026 › 2026-N71328 · Wildfire 29/07/2026 › 2026-N51284 · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 233 ha › 2026-N51275 · Wildfire 27/07/2026 › 2026-N71270 · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 207 h › 2026-N51257 · Wildfire 26/07/2026· 205 ha › 2026-N71254 · Wildfire 26/07/2026· 520 ha › 2026-N71253 · Wildfire 26/07/2026· 293 ha › 2026-N71251 · Wildfire 26/07/2026 › 2026-N51207 · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 337 ha › 2026-N51198 · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 1102 ha › 2026-N51159 · Wildfire 24/07/2026· 321 h › 2026-N71157 · Wildfire 23/07/2026 › 2026-N71086 · Wildfire 21/07/2026 › 2026-N41081 · Wildfire 20/07/2026 › 2026-N50870 · Wildfire 16/07/2026 ›

Incident records from the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS). Division boundaries from Statistics Canada (2021 census divisions); a fire is placed in a division by its coordinates, since CWFIS reports only the province. Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your provincial wildfire agency. In an emergency call 911.