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Kiwigana River wildfire

Smoke billows from the Etcho Creek wildfire north of Fort Nelson. (BCWS)

Several wildfires in northeast B.C. grow, two others extinguished

Several northeast B.C. wildfires, including some of the largest in the province, have grown - but the BC Wildfire Service says others have been extinguished.

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Smoke billows from the Etcho Creek wildfire north of Fort Nelson. (BCWS)
Five Fort Nelson area wildfires grow following Canada Day

Several wildfires in the Fort Nelson region have grown, including near Etcho Creek, the largest currently burning in the B.C.

Fire crews tackling the Summit Lake wildfire (BCWS)
Firefighters continue battling wildfires across northeast B.C.

There’s no respite for BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) firefighters battling large blazes around northeast B.C.

The Summit Lake wildfire burns west of Fort Nelson on June 8th, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, B.C. Wildfire Service)
Wildfire picture evolves rapidly as firefighters tackle blazes across northeast B.C.

A fast-moving wildfire picture in northeast B.C. has seen some blazes spread and others contained by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).

The map BCWS uses to report wildfires - each red dot is a blaze being tackled. (BCWS)
(UPDATE) Series of Wildfires in Fort Nelson zone increase in size.

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is tackling at least six newly-announced significant fires in northeast B.C., north and northeast of Fort Nelson.

(UPDATE) BCWS: Kiwigana River fire size decreases slightly as monitoring continues

BCWS has provided an update regarding the wildfire located near the Kiwigana River.

BCWS to send more crews to Fort Nelson area as overwintering fires reignite 

The BCWS is preparing to send more personnel to the Fort Nelson area amid a surge in overwintering wildfires reigniting.

The holdover fire near Delkpay Creek in 2025. (BCWS)
Third holdover fire spreads north of Fort Nelson, reaches more than 400 hectares

Another holdover fire north of Fort Nelson has quickly ballooned, this time near Etcho Creek to burn more than 400 hectares. 

BC Wildfire Service ‘closely monitoring’ 11 holdover fires near Fort Nelson

Eleven holdover wildfires near Fort Nelson have “become more visible in recent days," the BC Wildfire Service said.

(UPDATE) Holdover blaze north of Fort Nelson grows beyond 1,400 hectares

The wildfire is located north of Fort Nelson, south of the Kiwigana River, shown within the blue circle.

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