Nearly 550 wildfires continued burning in British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, prompting air quality alerts and evacuation orders throughout the region. Some of the largest fires were burning in the Bulkley-Nechako area, the Ottawa Citizen reported. Thousands of firefighters, some from neighboring provinces as well as Australia, Mexico and New Zealand, were deployed to combat the flames in B.C. One of the largest fires, the Shovel Lake Fire, reached almost 200,000 acres west of Prince George, according to CBC News. Air quality alerts remained in effect for large swaths of the region on Monday. "During a wildfire, smoke conditions can change quickly over short distances and can vary considerably hour-by-hour," Canada's Ministry of the Environment said. "People with pre-existing health conditions, the elderly, infants, children and sensitive individuals are more likely to experience health effects from smoke exposure." An interactive version of the map is also available here. On Sunday, smoke from the wildfires prompted the cancelation of multiple flights throughout B.C. Smoke could be seen from space in images released by NASA. "To be honest with you, I've personally never seen it this bad," Sean Parker, on-call airport manager in Kelowna, told CBC News. "You look out the window here in Kelowna…It's like we're in a fog." Last year was B.C. 's worst year on record for wildfires, while this year has become the fourth largest fire season since 1950, according to CBC. A state of emergency was declared last week by Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. The declaration, expected to stay in effect for at least 14 days, aims to ensure there are adequate resources and funding to combat the flames. "Given the unpredictable behavior of wildifres and the number of significant wildfires in all areas of the province, we're bringing in the additional resources we need to keep people and communities as safe as possible," said Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. "We're asking British Columbians to do their part and follow burning bans and restrictions to prevent human caused fires." A full list of evacuation orders and alerts can be seen on the B.C. government's website.<doc-sep>Share this Story: B.C. Wildfires Map 2018: Updates on fire locations, evacuation alerts/orders B.C. Wildfires Map 2018: Updates on fire locations, evacuation alerts/orders The latest information on wildfires burning in British Columbia Article content Wildfires of note We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. Wildfires Map 2018: Updates on fire locations, evacuation alerts/orders Back to video The B.C. Wildfire Service says wildfires of note are wildfires which are highly visible or which pose a potential threat to public safety. In the KAMLOOPS FIRE CENTRE Last updated on Aug. 29, 2018. COOL CREEK Status: Active and out of control Description: A 143-square kilometre fire burning 20 km northeast of Eastgate. The steep terrain is inoperable in some areas, and poses a safety risk to firefighting personnel. An evacuation alert is in effect. Cause: Lightning GROUSE CREEK Status: Active and 40 per cent contained. Description: A 848-hectare fire burning 4.5 km northwest of D’Arcy. Cool conditions and precipitation have resulted in decreased fire behaviour. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order in the area of Ponderosa and McGillivray but evacuation alerts remain in place for the communities of Ponderosa, McGillivray and D’Arcy. Cause: Lightning. HARRIS CREEK Status: Active and out of control. Description: This fire is located 16 kilometres southeast of Lumby and was measured at 7 Cause: Lightning. JULIET CREEK Status: Active and out of control. Description: This fire is located about 47 kilometres southwest of Merritt and currently measures about 24 square kilometres. The evacuation order has been downgraded back to an evacuation alert in the Murray Lake area. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Cause: Lightning. MABEL CREEK Status: Active and out of control. Description: This fire is measured at 12.5 square kilometres and is located 6.5 kilometres east of Mabel Lake. An area restriction order was put in place on Aug. 4 and remains in place until Sept. 15 or until the order is rescinded. A closure is also in place along the Mabel Lake FSR to all recreation traffic from KM 10 to KM 59. Cause: Under investigation. Suspected lightning. OLD TOM CREEK Status: Active and out of control. Description: A 10.25-square kilometre fire burning 7 km west of Olalla. High winds resulted in an escalation of fire behaviour and saw some small growth of the fire Tuesday. There are areas of steep terrain that are unsafe and inoperable for crews to access. Cause: Lightning. SNOWY MOUNTAIN Status: Active and being held. Description: This 170.68-square kilometre fire is located in the Snowy Protected Area, about 14 kilometres south of Keremeos. B.C. crews are working with U.S. crews to manage the fire’s proximity to the border. Steep terrain has been a challenge but crews are being placed strategically where it is safer and suppression is successful. Cause: Lightning. SUGAR MOUNTAIN Status: Active and out of control. Description: This fire measures 3.94 square kilometres and is located 4 kilometres east of Sugar Lake. An area restriction order was put into effect on Aug. 4 and remains in place until Sept. 15 or until rescinded. The Sugar Creek recreation site on the north-east corner of Sugar Lake is also closed, along with the Kate Creek FST access road. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Cause: Under investigation. ELBOW LAKE Status: Active and 10 per cent contained. Description: An estimated 6.6-square kilometre fire near Elbow Lake, about 50 kilometres from Dease Lake, is highly visible to the public from Highway 37. Some cabins are receiving structural protection at this time. The Regional District of Kitimat Stikine has implemented an evacuation order for this wildfire. Cause: Lightning. GILMORE LAKE WILDFIRE Status: Active and 100 per cent contained. Description: A two-square kilometre fire burning eight kilometres southwest of the village of Topley. Bulkley Nechako Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order but an evacuation alert is still in effect for this wildfire. Cause: Lightning. ISLAND LAKE WILDFIRE Status: Active Description: The estimated 204-square kilometre fire is burning just south of Francois Lake. An evacuation order and alert remain in effect for the Bulkley Nechako Regional District. Crews are doing boat patrols along the south shore of Francois Lake for structure protection and hotspot mop up. Cause: Lightning. LUTZ CREEK Status: Active. Description: A 1,060-square kilometre fire south of Watson Lake and southwest of Lower Post, B.C.. Crews are removing fuels near residences in Lower Post, which is under an evacuation order. The Alaska Highway between Watson Lake, Yukon and Coal River, BC has been reopened, however. Cause: Lightning. NADINA LAKE Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Status: Active. Description: A 854-square kilometre burning 40 km south of Burns Lake. The Nadina fire experienced very little growth Tuesday with pockets of moderate fire behaviour within the fire’s perimeter. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has implemented an Evacuation Order and Evacuation Alert for this fire. Cause: Lightning. POPE FSA Status: Active, 100 per cent guarded. Description: The six-kilometres fire burning 37 northwest of Hazelton has low activity and saw no significant growth overnight Tuesday. Cause: Lightning. SHOVEL LAKE Status: Active, 20 per cent contained. Description: A 913-square kilometre fire is burning 6.7 kilometres northwest of Endako, approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Burns Lake. An Evacuation Order and Alert remains in effect for this wildfire issued by the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District. As well, an Evacuation Order remains in effect for this wildfire issued by the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation and an Evacuation Alert remains in effect for this wildfire issued by the District of Fort St. James. The BC Wildfire Service continues to implement an Area Order Restriction, and asks for the public to respect this restriction by staying out of the area. Cause: Under investigation. TORKELSEN LAKE Status: Active. Description: A 21-square kilometre fire located 20 kilometres south of Fort Babine. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has put an evacuation order in place for several structures in the wildfire’s vicinity. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Cause: Lightning. VERDUN MOUNTAIN Status: Active. Description: A 346-square kilometre fire burning 10 km southwest of Grassy Plains (40 km south of Burns Lake). The fire was generally quiet Tuesday, with the exception of the eastern flank near Binta Lake, where it was very active. The Bulkley Nechako Regional District has expanded a series of evacuation alerts and orders. Cause: Lightning. WEST BABINE RIVER Status: Active. Description: An 108-square kilometre fire burning 49 kilometres northeast of Hazelton. As of Aug. 28, the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has rescinded the evacuation order for this fire, though an Evacuation Alert remains in place. An area restriction is in place as well, as will remain until noon on Sept. 15, 2018, or until the order is rescinded. Cause: Lightning. In the PRINCE GEORGE FIRE CENTRE Last updated on Aug. 29, 2018. CHUTLANI LAKE Status: Active and 50 per cent contained. Description: The 203-square kilometre fire is located 11 km northeast of Tatelkuz Lake. The fire is 23km west of Titetown and 1-2 km west of Batnuni. Evacuation orders and alerts are in place through the Cariboo Regional District and Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. Cause: Under investigation. GROMET HILL Status: Active and 10 per cent contained. Description: A 27-square kilometre fire burning in north central B.C., about 15 km west of Germansen Landing. Structures are currently not threatened. An evacuation order is in effect, though crews are making good progress on this fire, which was quiet Tuesday and has not seen much growth this week. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Cause: Lightning. NORTH OF TEZZERON LAKE Status: Active. Description: This 106-square kilometre fire is located 106 kilometres northwest of Vanderhoof, 13 kilometres south of Inzana Lake. An area restriction order is in place for Crown land.<doc-sep>Some 39 forest fires continue to burn in Ontario, Canada, this week, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Most of the fires were under control, being observed or being held, CTV News Canada reported. Some of the most notable fires included the Lady Evelyn Fire Cluster, which was under control at 67,422 acres. The Parry Sound Fire was also being held at 28,076 acres. Other regions in Canada, along with the United States and Mexico, deployed resources to help with the fire situation in Ontario. Some 160 firefighters and crew were working on the flames. Many of the fires burning in Ontario were started by lightning, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Many had sparked back in July and were being monitored by fire officials. An interactive map of the fires burning in Ontario is available here. In British Columbia, meanwhile, some 550 wildfires continued to burn. As of Sunday, multiple communities were under air quality advisories due to the smoke. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth issued a state of emergency last week, expected to stay in effect for at least 14 days. The state of emergency aims to ensure the region has access to adequate resources to fight the fires. "Public safety is always our first priority and as wildfire activity is expected to increase, this is a progressive step in our wildfire response to make sure British Columbia has access to any and all resources necessary," Farnworth said. "Taking this step will further ensure we can protect the public, property and infrastructure and assist with firefighting efforts." Almost 20,000 people were impacted by the fires in British Columbia. The smoke from the flames could be seen from space. Widespread smoke reduced visibility in the region, inhibiting the ability of firefighters to detect new fires and use aircraft to combat those burning, the BC Wildfire Service said.<doc-sep>
Send this page to someone via email Our live coverage of this year’s wildfires has now ended. This post will no longer be updated. B.C. is still dealing with back-to-back record wildfire seasons, with more than 1.349 million hectares burned. On Sept. 7, the B.C. government ended the province-wide state of emergency, in place since Aug. 15. As of Monday, Sept. 17, there are 11 “wildfires of note” burning across B.C. Wildfires of note are wildfires which are highly visible or which pose a potential threat to public safety. WATCH: Premier Horgan tours the B.C. central fire zone and meets with evacuees 1:37 Premier Horgan tours the B.C. central fire zone and meets with evacuees Premier Horgan tours the B.C. central fire zone and meets with evacuees – Aug 21, 2018 Two are in the Prince George Fire Centre, eight in the Northwest Fire Centre and one in the Coastal Fire Centre. Story continues below advertisement There have been more than 2,050 fires reported since April 1, costing the province $450 million. READ MORE: BC Wildfire Service puts Kamloops Fire Centre blazes on top of priority list The BC Wildfire Service has provided a map of where the fires are located (it may not load in high traffic times so you might need to be patient). The larger icons are the wildfires of note. FULL COVERAGE: Wildfires burning around B.C. WATCH: Coverage of wildfires this year on Globalnews.ca Story continues below advertisement The fire was caused by lightning. Prince George Fire Centre View image in full screen The Chutanli Lake wildfire. Courtesy of B.C. Wildfire Service. Chutanli Lake The 20,813-hectare wildfire is burning approximately 135 kilometres southwest of Prince George. The fire is also located 11 kilometres northeast of Tatelkuz Lake, 23 kilometres west of Titetown and two to three kilometres west of Batnuni. It is 95 per cent contained and is considered being held. The Kluskus FSR is now open to all traffic. However, the Martin Road, Blue Road and Grey Road remain closed due to fire activity. For details, go to the Cariboo Regional District website and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako website. Story continues below advertisement North of Tezzeron Lake This wildfire is 10,602 hectares in size and is burning 106 kilometres northwest of Vanderhoof and 13 kilometres south of Inzana Lake. It is now 40 per cent contained and being held. Crews are building hand line in the south east of the fire between Dolphin Lake and the Hat Road. Hotspots are being dealt with on the northeast of Dolphin Lake. The Hat Creek FSR and Hat Creek Connector are closed, and could remain so for the coming weeks. The fire is also burning back towards the Leo Road, however it remains open. You can find up to date evacuation orders and alerts for the entire region here. Coastal Fire Centre Tweedsmuir Complex Located within Tweedsmuir Park, this complex consists of the Dean River, Ramsey Creek, Tesla Lake and Pondosy Bay fires. The fire is estimated to be 301,549 hectares in size and is zero per cent contained. This group of fires has shown little growth for some time. Some sections of the fires in the north Tweedsmuir area are receiving snow, and the latest satellite imaging has not recorded heat for the past four days. This indicates that, while the fires are not out, the activity is so low that it cannot be recorded by this technology. Story continues below advertisement Portions of Tweedsmuir Park are closed. You can find details through the Regional Distrit of Bulkley-Nechaco, the Cariboo Regional District, and the Central Coast Regional District. Evacuation alerts and orders are in place for impacted areas. For more information please contact the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako at www.rdbn.bc.ca, the Cariboo Regional District at www.cariboord.bc.ca and the Central Coast Regional District at www.ccrd-bc.ca View image in full screen The Tweedsmuir Complex fire from the air. Courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service. Northwest B.C. View image in full screen The Shovel Lake fire. Credit: Twyla Lee. Shovel Lake This 92,255-hectare wildfire is burning about six kilometres north of the community of Fraser Lake. Story continues below advertisement There are 87 firefighters on scene, along with four helicopters and four pieces of heavy equipment.