Wildfires burn across western Canada

A state of emergency has been declared after thousands of people
were forced to flee their homes as a fast-moving wildfire spread
rapidly in the Canadian province of British Columbia

ACTIVE FIRES*
1-100 hectares
101-1,000
More than 1,000

CANADA

UNITED STATES

ALBERTA

BRITISH
COLUMBIA

Summerland (Bald Range): Wildfire doubles in size
to more than 13,600 hectares since being first reported
on Aug 7. At least one person dies during evacuation

Pear Lake fire:
146,880 hectares 

Ainslie Creek:
51,772 hectares 

Calgary
Cranbrook
Edmonton
Hinton
Kamloops
Kelowna
Prince George
Vancouver

Rocky Mountains

PACIFIC
OCEAN

100km
60 miles

*Map shows fires burning out of control as of Aug 9, 2026

Sources: BBC, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
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