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French Bar Creek wildfire — Thompson-Nicola region (2026)

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Coverage of the French Bar Creek wildfire near Lillooet that grew to over 11,000 hectares during the 2026 season, including evacuation orders and alerts from the Thompson-Nicola and Cariboo Regional Districts, recovery efforts, and related wildfires in the South Cariboo region.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Sep 4 TNRD rescinds final evacuation orders from 2026 wildfire season ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Sep 3 CRD lifts final evacuation alert near French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Sep 1 Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet once again classified as being held ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Further evacuation orders and alerts issued in response to South Cariboo wildfires rescinded ↗ CFJC Today details
  5. Aug 31 CRD downgrades final evacuation order due to French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Evacuation alerts lifted near Lillooet-area Riley Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  7. Aug 27 Highway 1 reopens in the Fraser Canyon after seven-week closure due to wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  8. Aug 26 Cariboo Regional District lifts multiple evacuation alerts near French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. Aug 24 TNRD downgrades evacuation order for two properties impacted by French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Aug 22 French Bar Creek wildfire evacuation order expands ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Aug 11 Cariboo Regional District partially downgrades evacuation order for French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. Aug 4 Kamloops fire danger expected to rise as scope of long-weekend losses emerges ↗ Radio NL details
  13. Aug 2 TNRD expands Evacuation Order for French Bar Creek fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  14. Aug 1 Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA calling for state of emergency in response to wildfires ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. New evacuation measures enacted for Lillooet-area wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Jul 31 Danger from month-old Lillooet-area wildfire creeps into TNRD; SLRD expands alerts ↗ CFJC Today details
  17. Jul 29 Public Information Meeting on Wildfires in the TNRD – July 29, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  18. Jul 26 Cariboo Regional District adds to evacuation orders for French Bar Creek fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  19. Jul 25 Village of Clinton still standing with some structure losses, but wildfire still looms ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Jul 23 Evacuation order expands near French Bar Creek wildfire ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Jul 22 Notice: Public Information Meeting for Fiftynine Creek Wildfire – July 23, 2026 ↗ TNRD details
  22. Evacuees from Boston Bar flee nearby wildfires to Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. City of Kamloops forbidden City of Kamloops details
  24. Jul 20 Fire intensity to increase, but smoke to shift as blazes surrounding Kamloops expand ↗ Radio NL details
  25. Jul 18 Pear Lake wildfire prompts evacuation alert ↗ CFJC Today details
  26. French Bar Creek wildfire grows past 11,000 hectares, prompting expanded evacuation measures ↗ CFJC Today details

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CFJC Today

Radio NL

TNRD

City of Kamloops

  • City of Kamloops
    Jul 22, 2026 · details
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Key People, Organizations, and Places

government_body: Thompson-Nicola Regional District , BC Wildfire Service , Cariboo Regional District , Squamish-Lillooet Regional District , Village of Clinton , District of Lillooet , City of Kamloops , B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit

event: French Bar Creek wildfire , Pear Lake wildfire , Riley Creek wildfire , French Bar Creek wildfire (2026) , Fiftynine Creek wildfire , Big Bar Wildfire Complex , Ainslie Creek wildfire , Rim Lake wildfire

city: Lillooet , Clinton , 70 Mile House , Clinton, British Columbia , Kamloops , 100 Mile House

organization: BC Hydro

neighbourhood: Boston Bar , Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)

region: Bonaparte Plateau , Cariboo , Fraser Canyon

river: Fraser River

business: BC Hydro

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