2024 Wildfires Resources and Information
With 2024 predicted to be an especially bad wildfire year, and communities already being heavily affected this early in the year, we want to highlight official sources of information given how quickly the situation can change.
Fire Resources
Emergency Info BC
Up to date list of evacuation alerts and orders.
EMCR Wildfire Map
Shows all known wildfires in the province.
DriveBC
Detailed road closures due to wildfires.
Current Fort Nelson Evacuation Info
Evacuation Order 0830 May 13th
Evacuee Registration
North Rockies Municipal Information
Donation Links
Many service providers in British Columbia will see increased demand due to the wildfires and evacuations. If you can spare it, consider donating to these organizations:
Central Okanagan Food Bank
Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Disaster Aid Canada
BC SPCA
Smoke Resources:
BCCDC Wildfire Smoke Information
Information from UBC on how to adapt to the smoky conditions
BC Childrens Hospital Recommendations for Protecting Children
Air Quality and Smoke Monitoring
Firesmoke.ca Smoke Forecast
The best place to get accurate air quality data are the agencies that collect that data in the first place:
BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy:
If you want to view “citizen science” data in addition to the government data, you can check out PurpleAir
Please feel free to share additional resources in the comments and we’ll do what we can to update this list.
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