Wildfire near Firvale
True color
Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Cause
- Natural
- Response
- Monitor
- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Burning for 10 days since its natural start on August 15, 2026, the active wildfire near Firvale, British Columbia, has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 59 hectares per day, reaching a total size of 590 hectares, or about 1,458 acres. Satellites are picking up a minimal footprint with only two heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current local spread of the fire front as firefighting efforts continue under the direction of the BC Wildfire Service.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. At the broader national level, the context of the 2026 season shows a total of 2,477,370 hectares burned so far, placing the cumulative national acreage 42% below the two-decade average even as active fires like the one near Firvale demand ongoing local response.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 10 days. So far it has affected roughly 590 ha (1,458 acres) — about 5.9 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Canada
Across Canada, roughly 2,477,370 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, containment advances, or it ends.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in British Columbia
- Quilpituk Creek FireContained
- Sea Lion Mountain FireActive
- Pear Lake FireActive
- Bonanza Creek FireActive
- Bald Range FireActive
- Palmer Creek FireContained