French Bar Creek Wildfire in British Columbia Burning Out of Control
The French Bar Creek wildfire in British Columbia is burning out of control, with the cause under investigation.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 22, 2026, 1:55 p.m. ET
Earlier reports
Aug 22, 2026, 1:55 p.m. ETFirst report
French Bar Creek Fire Burning Out of Control in British Columbia
The French Bar Creek fire, located west of Clinton, British Columbia, is burning out of control, the Caledonia Courier reported. The fire has grown to 54,892 hectares, according to the same report.
Further details, including any evacuation orders or containment efforts, have not been reported in the available information.
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Sources
- Evacuation order expanded for French Bar Creek fire west of Clinton - Fort St. James Caledonia Couriercaledoniacourier.com
- UPDATE: French Bar Creek wildfire grows to almost 60K hectares as evacuation orders expand - Campbell River Mirrorcampbellrivermirror.com
- TNRD expands evacuation order on French Bar Creek wildfire as erratic, gusty winds expected to increase fire behaviourcastanetkamloops.net
- Big Bar complex fires near Clinton still out of control - Fort St. James Caledonia Couriercaledoniacourier.com
Revision history
- Version 323 Aug 2026, 22:23current
Updated to include conflicting size reports and alternate names, and added expected fire behaviour from Castanet Kamloops.
- Version 223 Aug 2026, 01:53
Updated to include conflicting size reports and fire behaviour expectations from multiple sources.
- Version 122 Aug 2026, 18:22
First published.
- Version 122 Aug 2026, 17:55current
First published.
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