DAILY INTELLIGENCE LOG

STRUCTURE DEFENCE

British Columbia & Alberta

Sunday, September 6, 2026

Information current as of approximately 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

Wildfire conditions, evacuation boundaries, road access, restrictions and recovery hazards can change quickly.

Official instructions from the responsible local government, First Nation, emergency authority or transportation agency always take priority.

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STRUCTURE DEFENCE TAKEAWAY

Here’s what we know:

The broad wildfire picture continues to improve across the main wildfire-relevant regions of British Columbia and Alberta.

No newly verified rapidly expanding interface wildfire, major evacuation expansion, newly threatened community, major wildfire-related highway closure or significant Alberta escalation was identified during this morning’s authoritative-source scan.

Pear Lake remains the only wildfire currently listed by the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District as affecting SLRD communities.

It is now Evacuation Alert only.

There are no active wildfire Evacuation Orders in the SLRD.

Bald Range continues in community recovery.

The BC Wildfire Service Area Restriction was rescinded September 4, but local RDOS access controls remain a separate issue around designated Faulder, South Meadow Valley and Callan Road properties.

The latest RDOS information continues to emphasize safe access, water-system protection, debris removal and longer-term recovery rather than renewed wildfire expansion.

The Fraser Canyon remains an active wildfire-recovery environment.

Ainslie Creek continues to have a BC Wildfire Service Area Restriction in place through September 15 unless rescinded earlier.

Spuzzum First Nation remains listed by EmergencyInfoBC as an active wildfire Alert environment.

In the Southeast, conditions are generally favourable, but one significant wildfire environment remains worth keeping visible:

Matthew Creek, approximately 10 kilometres west of Kimberley.

BC Wildfire Service estimated Matthew Creek at 1,826 hectares in its September 3 bulletin and reduced — but did not eliminate — the Area Restriction around the wildfire.

By comparison, Area Restrictions around Hope Creek North and Poplar Creek were rescinded September 4 as fire activity decreased.

In Alberta, the latest authoritative Grande Prairie Forest Area update continues to classify wildfire danger as Low.

GWF058 near the B.C. border is Under Control at approximately 25 hectares.

No new Alberta wildfire evacuation emergency was verified this morning.

Here’s what we’re watching:

The weather picture begins to shift again over the next several days.

Today remains moderate.

But several Interior locations begin warming Monday through Wednesday.

Lillooet is particularly worth watching:

• Today — approximately 25°C

• Monday — approximately 27°C

• Tuesday — approximately 29°C

• Wednesday — approximately 30°C

Summerland warms more gradually:

• Today — approximately 22°C

• Monday — approximately 24°C

• Tuesday — approximately 26°C

• Wednesday — approximately 26°C

The South Cariboo remains cooler.

Clinton reaches approximately 17°C today, then 19°C Monday, 22°C Tuesday and 24°C Wednesday.

This is not currently a broad heat-wave signal.

It is, however, enough consecutive drying weather to begin restoring receptiveness in grass, needles and other exposed fine fuels.

Here’s why it matters:

The emergency picture and the fuel picture operate on different timelines.

Evacuation Orders can disappear quickly.

Fine fuels can dry again within a day or two.

Deep duff, roots and large woody fuels can remain seasonally dry much longer.

Community recovery may take months or years.

The current wildfire environment is favourable.

The correct interpretation is continued improvement with selective late-season vigilance — not that wildfire season has suddenly ended.

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TODAY'S CONDITIONS

PEAR LAKE — SOUTH CARIBOO / SLRD ELECTORAL AREA B

Here’s what we know:

Pear Lake remains under Evacuation Alert.

The SLRD’s current wildfire page, updated September 4, identifies Pear Lake as the only wildfire currently affecting SLRD communities.

No wildfire Evacuation Order remains within the SLRD.

The final Pear Lake Order was downgraded to Alert on September 3 after consultation with BC Wildfire Service.

Recovery activities continue behind the former evacuation boundary.

Clinton conditions are cool this morning.

Environment Canada reported approximately:

• 1°C during the overnight period

• 100% relative humidity

• Light west-northwest wind

Today:

• High approximately 17°C

• 30% chance of afternoon showers

• Risk of an afternoon thunderstorm

Monday reaches approximately 19°C.

Tuesday reaches approximately 22°C.

Wednesday reaches approximately 24°C.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Pear Lake Alert rescindment

• Any renewed perimeter activity during afternoon heating

• Thunderstorm development today

• Lightning

• Rural-road and ranch recovery

• Fine-fuel drying Monday through Wednesday

Here’s why it matters:

The life-safety situation has improved substantially.

Alert status still means residents should retain the ability to leave if conditions change.

The more important environmental question now is how quickly exposed fuels respond to several increasingly warm and dry days.

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FRASER CANYON / LILLOOET — AINSLIE CREEK AND SPUZZUM

Here’s what we know:

The Fraser Canyon remains operationally important even though the broad evacuation footprint has contracted.

Spuzzum First Nation remains listed as an active wildfire Evacuation Alert environment.

Ainslie Creek remains subject to a BC Wildfire Service Area Restriction.

That restriction is currently scheduled through noon September 15 unless rescinded earlier.

The restriction remains an important indicator that wildfire suppression and responder-safety requirements continue inside portions of the fire area.

Highway 1 is open through the Fraser Canyon.

No new wildfire-related Highway 1 closure was verified during this morning’s scan.

Travellers should continue using current DriveBC information immediately before travel because post-fire work and localized hazards can change.

Lillooet provides the clearest warming signal among the main B.C. regions today.

At 7:00 a.m.:

• Temperature approximately 8°C

• Relative humidity approximately 93%

Today:

• High approximately 25°C

• 30% chance of afternoon showers

• Risk of a late-afternoon thunderstorm

• North wind developing around 20 km/h

Then:

• Monday — 27°C

• Tuesday — 29°C

• Wednesday — 30°C

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Spuzzum Alert

• Ainslie Creek Area Restriction

• Afternoon lightning today

• Holdover-fire detections

• Fine-fuel drying Monday through Wednesday

• Highway 1 recovery operations

• Hazard trees and burned-slope conditions

Here’s why it matters:

The forecast does not indicate extreme heat today.

But four progressively warmer days can matter in exposed grass and surface litter.

This is the first region in today’s scan where consecutive warming deserves more attention than recent rainfall.

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BALD RANGE — FAULDER / SOUTH MEADOW VALLEY / SUMMERLAND

Here’s what we know:

Bald Range remains firmly in recovery.

BC Wildfire Service rescinded its Area Restriction September 4 because fire behaviour and activity had decreased enough that firefighting personnel no longer required broad public-access restrictions.

BC Wildfire Service continues to caution that the wildfire remains an active worksite.

Potential hazards include:

• Fire-damaged trees

• Hot ash pits

• Residual smoke

• Crews and equipment

Local RDOS recovery controls remain separate from the rescinded BC Wildfire Service restriction.

The RDOS continues supporting residents with:

• Property access

• Insurance and rebuilding information

• Debris removal

• Utility restoration

• Faulder Water System protection

• Meadow Valley aquifer protection

• Recovery support

Summerland today:

• Mainly sunny

• High approximately 22°C

• North wind developing around 20 km/h

• Small chance of showers over higher terrain late in the day

Monday reaches approximately 24°C.

Tuesday and Wednesday reach approximately 26°C.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Faulder access and recovery

• Water and aquifer protection

• Road-access changes

• Deep hotspots

• Hazard trees

• Fine-fuel drying through Wednesday

• Any smoke developing outside established burned areas

Here’s why it matters:

Bald Range is now a useful example of the difference between fire containment and wildfire consequence.

The dominant concerns are increasingly:

Safe access.

Water.

Utilities.

Trees.

Debris.

Rebuilding.

That transition is encouraging, but recovery hazards deserve the same disciplined attention that active flame once did.

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SOUTHEAST BRITISH COLUMBIA — MATTHEW CREEK

Here’s what we know:

Matthew Creek remains one of the more operationally significant wildfires in the Southeast.

BC Wildfire Service’s September 3 bulletin estimated the wildfire at approximately 1,826 hectares.

It is located approximately 10 kilometres west of Kimberley.

BC Wildfire Service reduced the Area Restriction around Matthew Creek on September 3 because conditions had changed.

The restriction was reduced — not rescinded.

It remains scheduled through October 31 unless otherwise rescinded.

That distinguishes Matthew Creek from several other Southeast incidents.

Area Restrictions were rescinded September 4 around:

• Hope Creek North — approximately 1,755 hectares in the latest bulletin

• Poplar Creek — approximately 664 hectares in the latest bulletin

BC Wildfire Service specifically noted decreased fire behaviour and activity when those restrictions were removed.

Cranbrook conditions this morning are cool and moist.

At approximately 9:20 a.m. MDT:

• Temperature approximately 8°C

• Relative humidity approximately 95%

• Light north wind

Today:

• High approximately 18°C

• 60% chance of showers

Monday:

• Showers

• High approximately 18°C

Tuesday:

• Cloudy

• High approximately 21°C

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Matthew Creek Area Restriction

• Matthew Creek suppression progress

• Rainfall coverage today and Monday

• Deep-hotspot response

• Holdover lightning

• Recreation around recently reopened wildfire areas

Here’s why it matters:

The Southeast illustrates why we should not describe an entire region simply as “improved.”

Conditions are broadly favourable.

Several access restrictions have been removed.

But Matthew Creek still requires enough operational separation that BC Wildfire Service maintains a restricted area.

Both observations are true.

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FIRST NATIONS WILDFIRE MEASURES

Here’s what we know:

EmergencyInfoBC continues to list several First Nations wildfire emergencies.

The most recently updated include:

• Okanagan Indian Band — September 4

• Spuzzum First Nation — September 2

• Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation — August 31

• Lytton First Nation — August 31

• Coldwater Indian Band — August 29

• Llenllenéy’ten / High Bar First Nation — August 28

The freshness of these updates varies.

For that reason, this report is not reproducing older reserve-by-reserve Order or Alert boundaries unless a fresh jurisdictional source confirms them.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• New rescindments

• Fresh property-level updates

• Road and utility restoration

• Community re-entry

• Remaining interface fire activity

Here’s why it matters:

A shrinking regional-district evacuation footprint should not make First Nations emergency measures disappear from the intelligence picture.

At the same time, old evacuation boundaries should not be repeated as though they were current.

Freshness and jurisdiction both matter.

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ALBERTA — GRANDE PRAIRIE FOREST AREA

Here’s what we know:

The latest authoritative Alberta Wildfire update for the Grande Prairie Forest Area was published September 4.

Wildfire danger is:

LOW

Alberta Wildfire attributes that improvement to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures.

GWF058 is:

• Under Control

• Approximately 25 hectares

The wildfire is located near the B.C. border south of Township Road 700 at the end of Range Road 133.

Firefighters continue monitoring it.

No newer incident bulletin was available this morning that materially changes that picture.

Grande Prairie begins drying today.

At approximately 9:00 a.m. MDT:

• Temperature approximately 6°C

• Relative humidity 100%

• Fog

• Very light southwest wind

Environment Canada has a fog advisory for portions of the County of Grande Prairie this morning because visibility may fall near zero locally.

Today:

• Mainly sunny after fog dissipates

• High approximately 21°C

Monday:

• Sunny

• High approximately 23°C

Tuesday:

• Sunny

• High approximately 24°C

Wednesday:

• Approximately 25°C

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Fine-fuel drying after recent heavy rainfall

• Agricultural and harvesting operations

• Machinery-related ignition

• Off-highway vehicle ignition

• Any change in GWF058

• New Alberta starts

Here’s why it matters:

The immediate wildfire signal is favourable.

But northwestern Alberta is moving from saturated conditions into several consecutive sunny and warmer days.

That transition is worth watching particularly in cured grass, crop residue and other fine fuels.

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ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

HEAT AND CONSECUTIVE WARM DAYS

Here’s what we know:

There is no broad extreme-heat event today.

The warming signal becomes more meaningful Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lillooet:

• 25°C today

• 27°C Monday

• 29°C Tuesday

• 30°C Wednesday

Summerland:

• 22°C today

• 24°C Monday

• 26°C Tuesday

• 26°C Wednesday

Clinton:

• 17°C today

• 19°C Monday

• 22°C Tuesday

• 24°C Wednesday

Grande Prairie:

• 21°C today

• 23°C Monday

• 24°C Tuesday

• 25°C Wednesday

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Consecutive drying days

• Afternoon relative humidity

• Fine-fuel response

• South- and west-facing slopes

• Grass and roadside fuels

Here’s why it matters:

This does not currently resemble the prolonged extreme heat that drove major August escalation.

But drying is cumulative.

Several moderate sunny days can still materially change surface fuels.

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RAINFALL AND DRYING

Here’s what we know:

The widespread wet period is ending unevenly.

Cranbrook and portions of the Southeast retain shower potential today and Monday.

Clinton and Lillooet have localized afternoon shower or thunderstorm chances today.

Summerland is mainly dry except for possible higher-terrain showers.

Grande Prairie begins a several-day sunny period after substantial recent rainfall.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Locations that receive meaningful showers today

• Locations that miss them entirely

• Consecutive dry days

• Surface-fuel response

• Moisture retention in heavier fuels

Here’s why it matters:

Regional rainfall totals can hide important local differences.

One slope may have received useful wetting while another received almost none.

Fire-weather recovery should be evaluated locally.

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DROUGHT CODE AND FIRE-WEATHER INDICATORS

Here’s what we know:

Recent cool temperatures, rainfall and excellent overnight humidity recovery have clearly improved short-duration wildfire conditions in many locations.

Today’s observations include:

• Clinton — 100% relative humidity overnight

• Lillooet — approximately 93% at 7:00 a.m.

• Cranbrook — approximately 95% this morning

• Grande Prairie — 100% with fog

Those observations strongly support improved fine-fuel moisture this morning.

Drought Code is different.

No single freshly verified station-level Drought Code value responsibly represents the Okanagan, Cariboo, Fraser Canyon, Southeast and northwestern Alberta together.

No broad Drought Code figure is therefore being published.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Station-level Drought Code

• Buildup Index

• Fine Fuel Moisture Code

• Afternoon drying

• Overnight humidity recovery during the warmer period

Here’s why it matters:

Fine fuels respond quickly.

Deep drought does not.

A damp morning can coexist with deep seasonal dryness.

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WIND

Here’s what we know:

There is no widespread extreme-wind signal today.

Typical forecast winds include north winds developing around 20 km/h in parts of the Okanagan and Lillooet region.

The larger localized concern is thunderstorm outflow.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Afternoon convective gusts

• Wind alignment with active fire edges

• Hazard-tree movement

• Smoke movement

Here’s why it matters:

Wind is not the dominant regional driver today.

Localized wind can still temporarily change fire behaviour.

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LIGHTNING AND HOLDOVER-FIRE POTENTIAL

Here’s what we know:

Thunderstorm risk exists this afternoon around:

• Clinton

• Lillooet

and portions of higher terrain elsewhere in the Interior.

The larger watch continues to include holdover ignitions from previous lightning.

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Lightning that occurs outside meaningful rainfall

• New smoke Monday through Wednesday

• New Initial Attack incidents

• Previously concealed ignitions emerging during warming

Here’s why it matters:

An ignition can remain hidden in duff, roots or heavier material during cool weather.

Several increasingly warm days can make those fires easier to detect.

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GRASS CURING AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

Here’s what we know:

Cured grass remains widespread.

Recent moisture lowered receptiveness.

It did not remove the fuel.

Category 1 campfires are now permitted across the Kamloops, Cariboo, Southeast and Coastal Fire Centres.

Category 2 and Category 3 open fires remain prohibited across the Kamloops, Cariboo and Southeast Fire Centres and through most of the Coastal Fire Centre.

Late-summer recreational, hunting, agricultural and harvesting activity is now increasingly relevant.

Common ignition sources include:

• Campfires not fully extinguished

• Hot exhaust systems in cured vegetation

• Grass and debris around off-highway vehicle exhaust components

• Trailer chains dragging on pavement

• Harvesting machinery

• Bearings and mechanical components overheating

• Smoking materials

Here’s what we’re watching:

• Recreation-related starts

• Harvesting-related fires

• Roadside ignitions

• Equipment fires

• Campfire escapes

Here’s why it matters:

As natural fire-weather pressure decreases, preventable human-caused starts become proportionally more important.

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RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS

Here’s what we know:

KAMLOOPS FIRE CENTRE

• Category 1 campfires are permitted.

• Category 2 open fires remain prohibited.

• Category 3 open fires remain prohibited.

CARIBOO FIRE CENTRE

• Category 1 campfires are permitted.

• Category 2 open fires remain prohibited.

• Category 3 open fires remain prohibited.

• Several higher-risk activities remain restricted under the current order.

SOUTHEAST FIRE CENTRE

• Category 1 campfires are permitted.

• Category 2 open fires remain prohibited.

• Category 3 open fires remain prohibited.

COASTAL FIRE CENTRE

• Category 1 campfires are permitted.

• Category 2 and Category 3 restrictions remain in most of the Fire Centre.

• Haida Gwaii is an exception where those larger open-fire prohibitions have also been rescinded.

AINSLIE CREEK

• Area Restriction remains scheduled through September 15 unless rescinded earlier.

MATTHEW CREEK

• Reduced Area Restriction remains active.

• Current order is scheduled through October 31 unless rescinded earlier.

BALD RANGE

• BC Wildfire Service Area Restriction was rescinded September 4.

• Local RDOS recovery access controls remain separate.

72-HOUR FORWARD SCAN

No newly announced broad wildfire prohibition scheduled to take effect between September 6 and September 9 was identified during this morning’s authoritative-source review.

Here’s why it matters:

Restrictions are becoming increasingly incident-specific.

The trend is generally toward easing.

That does not mean every area or every activity has returned to unrestricted use.

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HOMEOWNER IMPLICATIONS

For residents under Evacuation Alert:

• Maintain a practical ability to leave.

• Keep medications, identification and essential documents accessible.

• Maintain plans for pets, livestock and people who require additional evacuation time.

For residents returning after wildfire:

• Verify access rules before travelling.

• Treat damaged electrical infrastructure as energized until confirmed safe.

• Check drinking-water information.

• Watch for unstable trees, burned roots and ash pits.

• Be cautious around slopes and drainage channels.

• Expect wildfire, utility and recovery crews.

For homeowners outside active emergency areas:

The next several dry days are a useful reminder that property maintenance remains worthwhile.

Consider:

• Clearing needles and leaves from roofs and gutters.

• Removing accumulated combustible material immediately beside structures.

• Keeping cured grass short.

• Checking hoses, pumps and fittings.

• Maintaining clear access for emergency vehicles.

• Confirming current fire restrictions before burning.

These actions improve readiness.

They are not predictions and cannot guarantee structure survival.

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WHAT CHANGED SINCE YESTERDAY

SIGNIFICANT-INCIDENT SCAN

• No newly verified major interface wildfire escalation was identified overnight.

• No newly verified large evacuation expansion was identified.

• No new major wildfire-related highway closure was identified in the priority regions.

• No significant Alberta wildfire escalation was identified.

PEAR LAKE

• Remains Evacuation Alert only.

• No SLRD wildfire Evacuation Order is active.

BALD RANGE

• Remains in recovery.

• BC Wildfire Service Area Restriction remains rescinded.

• Local RDOS recovery access controls remain separate.

FRASER CANYON

• Spuzzum remains an Alert environment.

• Ainslie Creek Area Restriction remains active.

• No new Highway 1 wildfire closure was verified this morning.

SOUTHEAST

• Matthew Creek remains operationally significant.

• Its Area Restriction remains active after being reduced September 3.

• Hope Creek North and Poplar Creek restrictions remain rescinded.

ALBERTA

• Latest authoritative Grande Prairie wildfire danger remains Low.

• GWF058 remains Under Control at approximately 25 hectares in the latest official incident bulletin.

WEATHER

• The widespread cool/wet pattern is beginning to transition.

• Today remains moderate.

• Lillooet warms toward approximately 30°C by Wednesday.

• Summerland reaches the mid-20s Tuesday and Wednesday.

• Grande Prairie enters several sunny and progressively warmer days after recent heavy rainfall.

• The Southeast remains cooler and showery longer than the Okanagan and Fraser Canyon.

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING NEXT

• Pear Lake Evacuation Alert

• Spuzzum First Nation Alert

• Fresh Okanagan Indian Band and other First Nations emergency updates

• Ainslie Creek Area Restriction

• Matthew Creek Area Restriction and suppression progress

• Bald Range recovery

• Faulder water and aquifer protection

• Road-access changes around wildfire recovery areas

• Highway 1 Fraser Canyon conditions

• Afternoon thunderstorm activity today

• Lightning outside meaningful rainfall

• Holdover fires emerging Monday through Wednesday

• Lillooet warming toward 30°C Wednesday

• Fine-fuel drying across the Okanagan and Cariboo

• Grande Prairie drying after recent heavy rainfall

• Harvesting and agricultural ignition sources

• Campfire-related human-caused starts

• Station-level Drought Code and Buildup Index trends

• Any new significant B.C. or Alberta wildfire, evacuation action or infrastructure impact

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STRUCTURE DEFENCE TAKEAWAY — BOTTOM LINE

Here’s what we know:

The wildfire environment remains substantially better than it was during August.

No major new escalation was identified this morning.

Pear Lake is Alert-only.

Bald Range is predominantly a recovery operation.

Several Southeast wildfire access restrictions have been rescinded.

Grande Prairie wildfire danger is Low.

GWF058 is Under Control.

Those are meaningful improvements.

Here’s what we’re watching:

The next important signal is drying.

Lillooet moves from approximately 25°C today toward 30°C Wednesday.

Summerland moves into the mid-20s.

Grande Prairie moves from recent heavy rainfall into several sunny days in the low-to-mid 20s.

That is not an extreme-heat event.

But fine fuels respond quickly.

Grass, needles and exposed surface litter can become receptive well before deep seasonal drought has disappeared.

We are also watching afternoon thunderstorms today and any holdover fires that become visible as the landscape warms.

Here’s why it matters:

Late-season wildfire conditions are not binary.

A community can be recovering while the wildfire still contains deep heat.

Campfires can be legal while larger open burning remains prohibited.

An Area Restriction can disappear on one wildfire and remain necessary on another.

A wet landscape can become receptive again at the surface after several sunny days.

The trend remains encouraging.

The practical response is to use that quieter period well.

For firefighters, that means mop-up, patrol and securing remaining hotspots.

For affected communities, it means safe access and recovery.

For homeowners, it means continuing the small property improvements that reduce exposure when the next period of adverse conditions eventually arrives.

Indicators describe conditions.

They do not predict what an individual wildfire will do next.

Official emergency instructions always take priority.

Wildfire resilience starts before wildfire arrives.

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SOURCES

• BC Wildfire Service

• BC Wildfire Service Wildfire Dashboard

• BC Wildfire Service Prohibitions and Restrictions

• EmergencyInfoBC

• Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

• Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

• Spuzzum First Nation

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

• DriveBC

• Alberta Wildfire

• Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard

• Alberta Emergency Alert

• Alberta Fire Bans