The BC Wildfire Service has received around 2,400 firefighter applications and improved its equipment depot in Prince George in preparation for the wildfire season 2026, it said in a press release.
The Fort Nelson First Nation and Northern Rockies Regional Municipality gave an update on the sales of salvageable wood in its community forest.
The City of Fort St. John is looking for volunteers to help the community during evacuations and other emergencies.
Wildfire season 2025 saw 199 blazes in northeast B.C., while the province saw 1,350 in total.
A recent $257.6 million investment to Natural Resources Canada will go towards Canada's firefighting capacity, including in B.C.
On this episode of This Week in the Peace, we get updates from the BC Wildfire Service and Dawson Creek Firefighter Capt. Brooks Gower
WorkSafeBC has listed a $759,368.84 penalty dated September 25th, 2025 issued to the government after it investigated two incidents involving wildfire suppression, one of which involved a firefighter's death.
2025's wildfire season saw over 300 wildfires in the PGFC coverage area, including multiple wildfires of note and an evacuation. However, as the first snow falls, the BCWS now lists all wildfires in northeast B.C. as 'under control.'
Firefighter Elias Niederkorn, together with a group of wildfire experts, survivors and advocates, met with MPs and other federal officials in Ottawa on October 22nd and 23rd.
This comes as 2025’s wildfire season winds down with snow falling in some areas and temperatures dropping across B.C.
In terms of wildfire danger ratings, the majority of the Peace region is considered to be at “low to moderate” risk.
All category two and three open fire bans have been lifted in the Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson fire zones, as of October 7th.
The wildfire located east of 283 Road currently measures 0.5 hectares and is believed to have been caused by human activity.
The Kiskatinaw River wildfire is currently ‘under control' and BCWS is lifting restrictions in that area.
The category one campfire ban is being lifted across northeast B.C., including in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson, on Wednesday, October 1st.
Category one fires are once again permitted in parts of the Prince George Fire Centre, although not Fort St. John, Dawson Creek or Fort Nelson.
The wildfire was discovered by the BCWS on Sunday, September 21st, burning ‘out of control’ for several hours.
Firefighters are battling a two-hectare wildfire south of Fort St. John which was discovered on September 21st.
A 14-hectare wildfire in the South Peace is officially ‘under control,' according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) has agreed to support Northern Fire WoRx research into how best to deal with and mitigate overwintering wildfires.
