Pear Lake wildfire prompts more evacuation orders in British Columbia
The Pear Lake wildfire in British Columbia has led to additional evacuation orders and alerts, with conflicting reports on its size.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 22, 2026, 12:17 p.m. ET
Earlier reports
Aug 22, 2026, 1:23 p.m. ET
Pear Lake wildfire in British Columbia continues to burn
The Pear Lake wildfire in British Columbia continues to burn, prompting evacuation orders and alerts. The fire, named the Pear Lake wildfire, has led to more properties being evacuated south of the fire, according to reports from Castanet Kamloops and the Caledonia Courier. Further details about containment or the cause have not been reported.
Aug 22, 2026, 12:17 p.m. ETFirst report
Pear Lake wildfire grows to more than 162,000 hectares
The Pear Lake wildfire has grown to more than 162,000 hectares, according to a report from Castanet Kamloops. The fire's size has been reported as more than 162,000 hectares, though no containment figure has been reported.
Further details, including the cause of the fire, have not been determined.
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Sources
- More properties evacuated south of Pear Lake wildfirecastanetkamloops.net
- More evacuation orders, alerts issued in response to Pear Lake fire near Clinton - Fort St. James Caledonia Couriercaledoniacourier.com
- More evacuation orders, alerts issued in response to Pear Lake fire near Clinton - Campbell River Mirrorcampbellrivermirror.com
- More evacuation orders and alerts south of Pear Lake wildfire - Medicine Hat Newsmedicinehatnews.com
- Cariboo Regional District lifts evacuation alerts for properties near Pear Lake wildfirecastanetkamloops.net
- TNRD gives all clear to over 1,200 properties near Pear Lake wildfirecastanetkamloops.net
- Evacuation orders ease near Pear Lake as humidity rises, fire behaviour dropscastanetkamloops.net
- TNRD shuffles properties off evacuation order, cooler weather continues to assist firefighters with Pear Lake wildfirecastanetkamloops.net
- TNRD shuffles properties off evacuation order, cooler weather continues to assist firefighters with Pear Lake wildfirecastanetkamloops.net
Revision history
- Version 423 Aug 2026, 17:23current
Updated to include the conflicting size reports and the fire behaviour concerns from both sources.
- Version 222 Aug 2026, 17:23current
Updated to include conflicting size reports from both sources.
- Version 122 Aug 2026, 16:22
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