Wildfires can affect your health and safety in many ways. The following information provides steps that you can take to prepare for a wildfire and manage wildfire-related issues. Please contact your health-care provider for information about your specific health situation.
Latest wildfire news
- Media Centre & Alerts
- EmergencyInfoBC
- Visit your local regional district or municipality’s website
Current conditions (wildfire maps, air quality and road conditions)
- BC Wildfires Map (BC Wildfire Service) - Interactive wildfire map of BC
- BC air quality advisories - Current Air Quality (AQ) Advisories and Smokey Skies Bulletin
- Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality (BCCDC) - Where to find information on wildfire smoke related to your community
- Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) forecast for BC
- Wildfire Smoke and the Air Quality Health Index (BCCDC) - Quick reference guide on reading the air quality health index for your area
- Air Quality Health Index (gov.bc.ca) - Detailed guide Q&A on the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) and air quality during wildfires
- If you live somewhere without an Air Quality Health Index reading, you can check fine particulate matter (PM2.5) readings to give you an idea of how smoky it is.
- PM2.5 data from regulatory grade sensors in BC
- PM2.5 data from lower-cost air quality monitors (less reliable but still good) can be found in areas where regulatory sensors may not be available
- Check out the BCCDC factsheet on Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality to learn how to estimate the Air Quality Health Index using PM2.5 data
- DriveBC - Road conditions and events