Brunswick Complex wildfires grow to over 27,000 hectares combined<\/p>\n
Published 6:30 am Thursday, July 23, 2026<\/p>\n
UPDATE (11 a.m.) \u2013 An update from BC Wildfire Service on Thursday morning (July 23) noted that slightly cooler temperatures, higher humidity, and 15 km\/h winds are now forecast.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny benefit from the cooler conditions will be negated by the stronger winds. Over the past week, fire growth has primarily been terrain driven; with the increased wind today, wind will now be the predominant factor. Fire behaviour will be heavily influenced by the speed and direction that wind funnels through the valley and natural features,\u201d the update reads.<\/p>\n
The wind is likely to clear the smoke that moderated fire behaviour on Wednesday (July 22). BCWS said rapid growth and erratic fire behaviour is possible without the smoke buffer.<\/p>\n
ORIGINAL STORY<\/p>\n
A dozen evacuation orders and four evacuation alerts are in place as the Brunswick Complex fires continue to burn in the Fraser Canyon.<\/p>\n
The three wildfires have grown to over 27,000 hectares combined \u2013 the Anderson Creek blaze is listed at 4,332.9 hectares, Brunswick Creek at 6,139 hectares, and Ainslie Creek at 17,298.5 hectares.<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil the fire no longer poses a threat to the community, values protection is the top priority,\u201d BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said in the latest update.<\/p>\n
Per the update, fire behaviour was moderated by smoke for most of Wednesday (July 22) despite hot and dry conditions. Smoke grounded BCWS aircraft for the bulk of the day.<\/p>\n
However, the fire behaviour \u201cincreased rapidly\u201d when smoke began to clear at approximately 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
BCWS said high temperatures and low humidity are expected on Thursday (July 23) and smoke is expected to limit air operations again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is the potential for aggressive fire behaviour if smoke clears,\u201d BCWS said.<\/p>\n
The Brunswick Creek fire crossed Skuzzy Creek on Wednesday and moved upslope to the southwest of Boston Bar, according to BCWS. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is now burning in more remote terrain, where steep slopes make access challenging. Crews are assessing containment options should the fire continue to move south,\u201d the latest update reads.<\/p>\n
The Anderson Creek fire was discovered on Tuesday (July 21) and continues to progress towards the southern flank of the Ainslie Creek wildfire, according to BCWS.<\/p>\n
\u201cStructural firefighters continue to maintain sprinkler systems and are actively defending structures around Boston Bar and Boston Bar First Nation. Additional structural firefighters have been requested,\u201d the update reads.<\/p>\n
Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) evacuation orders are in effect for approximately 457 properties in Boston Bar, Scuzzy Creek FSR, Hell\u2019s Gate, Nahatlatch and North Boothroyd, North Bend and Canyon Alpine, Fishblue Lake, and properties south of Boston Bar. An evacuation alert has been issued for properties south of Hell\u2019s Gate down to Alexandra Bridge.<\/p>\n
Boston Bar First Nation and Boothroyd Indian Band have also issued evacuation orders. Spuzzum First Nation and the Nooaitch Indian Band have issued evacuation alerts.<\/p>\n
Water was restored to Boston Bar and North Bend on Wednesday, but an urgent boil water notice from FVRD is in effect for those areas.<\/p>\n
Highway 1 remains closed between Spuzzum Creek Rd and Jackass Summit for a 45.2-kilometre stretch. Highway 3 is also closed from Sunshine Valley to 8km west of Manning Park Lodge due to the 900-hectare Norwegian Creek wildfire.<\/p>\n
BCWS said fires in the Manning Park complex, including the Norwegian Creek blaze, are not a threat to structures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Highway 3 corridor through Manning Park and hydro lines remain intact. However, smoke from V10942 has resulted in a highway closure for public safety,\u201d BCWS said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brunswick Complex wildfires grow to over 27,000 hectares combined Published 6:30 am Thursday, July 23, 2026 UPDATE (11…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-823124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}