Archived reports
| Uncontrolled | Being Held | Controlled | Modified Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 30 | 83 | 37 |
| 2019 (to date) |
10-yr avg (to date) |
% normal | Prescribed | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 3,438 | 4,854 | 71 | 17 | 27,889 |
| Area (ha) |
1,779,997 | 2,183,600 | 82 | 2,854 | 1,416,505 |
- Data courtesy of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC).
- Check the Air Quality Health Index for air quality in your area.
Priority fires
There are two priority fires in BC. • The Eagle Bluff Fire (K51244), 4 km north of Oliver, is classified as Out of Control at 900 hectares. Over 100 personnel are working to contain the fire, supported by helicopters and air tankers. • The Richter Mountain Fire (K51089), 20 km west of Osoyoos, is classified as Being Held at 403 hectares.
Interagency mobilization
Canada is at preparedness level 2, indicating that both fire danger and fire load are moderate. Nationally, fire activity is below average for this time of year. All Canadian agencies are reporting preparedness levels of 2, except Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Parks Canada, which are at 1. The United States is at level 3.
At this time, Alberta and the Yukon are receiving resources from other agencies. BC, NWT, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec are supplying resources. No international crews are currently active in Canada.
Weekly Synopsis
Recent rain has reduced fire danger in much of Canada, leaving high indexes between southern British Columbia, Yukon, and the Mackenzie Delta, between northeastern Alberta and Great Bear Lake, and across southern parts of most provinces. Hot air lingers in southern British Columbia, and dry but cooler air inhabits the Prairies east of the Rocky Mountains. A large low pressure area on the west side of Hudson Bay is maintaining showers in northeastern Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba, and pushing a band of showers and cooler temperatures eastward across Ontario. This is gradually replacing the warm weather in Ontario and Quebec. In Atlantic Canada, a band of moisture rising along the Atlantic coast is poised to invade on Thursday, August 8.
Prognosis
Hot weather dominates southern British Columbia until the weekend of August 10-11, when a Pacific low moves across the northern USA and likely triggers showers and thundershowers. This system will be the most likely catalyst for fires in the next few days in the region. An Arctic front drops down into the Prairies on Thursday and Friday (August 8-9), bringing a band of showers or thundershowers. This is followed by a large high pressure area, which will dry the region but keep temperatures seasonal at best. Fire danger will slowly rise, especially between Saskatchewan and western Ontario and in the Territories, where rainfall should be light. The storm system west of Hudson Bay on August 7 slowly drifts east, slinging bands of showers across eastern Canada every couple of days, ensuring fire weather indexes remain low to moderate.