Overview

• BC Wildfire Service reported roughly 105–110 active fires on Friday, up from 68 midweek, with more than 40 categorized as out of control.
• Thirty-one to thirty-seven new starts were logged in 24 hours, with many tied to dry thunderstorms hitting hot, highly combustible fuels.
• New clusters were identified in remote areas northwest of Whistler and Pemberton and across the northwest Cariboo.
• Environment Canada issued thunderstorm watches and warnings for the Fraser Canyon, Nicola and South Thompson, with a short-lived warning for the Similkameen, as heat warnings persisted in parts of the province.
• Smoke spread across southern B.C., triggering a special air quality statement for the Chilcotin, and officials are developing a reopening plan for a 1.5‑kilometre damaged stretch of Bamfield Main Road as the Mount Underwood fire is now held.