May 12, 2026 – Earle Creek Wildfire

Updated May 12 at 1:30pm 

The SCRD is aware of a wildfire near Egmont and our emergency program staff are in contact with the BC Wildfire Service.

The BC Wildfire Service is in charge of responding to the fire, including fighting it, monitoring fire behaviour, sharing updates, and making operational decisions.

If required, the SCRD will help coordinate emergency response measures, such as evacuation alerts or evacuation orders, through an Emergency Operations Centre.

At this time, there are no evacuation alerts or evacuation orders in place.

If that changes, updates will be posted on the SCRD Facebook page and at https://www.scrd.ca/emergency-alerts. Such alerts would also be shared via the SCRD’s Voyent Alert emergency alert system. Residents can sign up for these alerts via https://www.scrd.ca/alert-system

More information about the fire is available here from the BC Wildfire Service https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=V50317