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Wednesday • August 6, 2025
No wildfires in Fernie or surrounding area. View image gallery above for regular images of the Fernie sky.
Campfires are ALLOWED as of August 6th, 2025. See official website for details.
Category 2 & 3 Fires (larger than 2m x 3m) are prohibited from July 11, 2025. This does not affect campfires.
Fernie is part of the South East Fire Centre region.
Links below for Road Reports, BC wildfire map, air quality, and more. Check out Local Real-time Webcams.
To report a fire or smoke plume, call *5555 or 1-800-663-5555
Closest air quality monitoring is in Sparwood, 20km away and in Cranbrook, 95km away. Fernie regularly has a clearer sky than Cranbrook and Sparwood, due to the proximity of any BC wildfires and prevailing winds. For local 'on-the-ground' information please call the visitor centre in Fernie (open daily 9am-5pm) at 778-519-0748 BC Air Quality Map
An air quality station located in Sparwood (30km away) readings can be found on IQAir.
A Purple Air Monitor provides real-time air quality readings for Fernie on 'Purple Air'.
Pollen Count information can also be found on IQAir.
The previous six summers saw no forest wildfire activity in our immediate area. Fernie can experience periodic smokey skies, primarily between late July and early September due to winds pushing smoke in from wildfires far away.
In BC, local community and regional governments lead the initial response to emergencies in communities.
Wildfire Preparedness - What To Do. In BC, local community and regional governments lead the initial response to emergencies in communities.
