The Emergency Operations Centre is activated:

Area B - Sailor Bar Wildfire

August 29 - 4:00 PM

The EVACUATION ALERT issued on August 24, 2025, by the Fraser Valley Regional District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), for Electoral Area B – Yale north to Spuzzum Creek Road including east and west of the Fraser River remains in effect. This fire has seen minimal growth overnight and is now a rank 1 smouldering ground fire. BCWS continues to work on fire suppression at the top of the slope with help from the helicopter bucketing. Emergency Management Staff will maintain the EOC activation throughout the weekend. FVRD’s EOC remains in coordination with Emergency Management BC, BC Wildfire Service, Yale First Nation, and Spuzzum First Nation, and the Yale and District Volunteer Fire Department.  

Residents are encouraged to set up a Basic BCeID digital profile, then update or set up a BC Emergency Support Services web profile to expedite provincial e-transfer assistance in case of evacuations. Residents that are not set up with both will be unable to receive e-transfer assistance.  

View the Evacuation Alert here

View the BC Wildfire Service Sailor Bar wildfire incident page here

Photo Credit: BC Wildfire Service

Important Resources 

• For information on how to prepare for an evacuation and access our preparedness guide, visit fvrd.ca/EM
• To learn how to mitigate wildfire risk on your property, visit fvrd.ca/firesmart
• Sign up for Emergency Notifications via Alertable fvrd.ca/alerts
• Public Inquiries: 778-704-0400 or eoc.info@fvrd.ca
• Media Inquiries: communications@fvrd.ca

More Information

• For information on how to best reduce your risk to wildfire smoke see the information within the August 24, 2025 News Story - Air Quality Warning
• For more information on the Hazard Advisory - Chilcotin River Landslide and the Fraser River visit our News Story
• For more information on the Kookipi Creek Wildfire visit our Recovery page.
• For more information on the 2021 Atmospheric River visit our Recovery page.

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