Over 140 fires started in the Province of BC on Friday 7th.

Extraordinary Day Fires rage through BC interior

My sister has had to evacuate from the house she was house sitting in the 108 and my mother-in-law was evacuated from the town of Ashcroft. Both are safe but my parents live in the middle of these major fires and only one way out is left open at this time.

how is the air quality where you are?

Please ping anyone affected by this or if your just concerned.

UPDATE July 13th Cariboo crews begin to contain wildfires

UPDATE July 15th Cariboo Regional Distract My sister and parents are in L, therefore they are now on alert. BREAKING: EVACUATION ORDER ISSUED FOR WILLIAMS LAKE AND AREA

UPDATE July 16th 'Smoke was billowing in behind us': B.C. wildfire evacuees arriving in Kamloops Ashcroft Reserve fire explodes to 42,000 hectares, evacuation expanded Evacuations in Lake Country due to fast moving wildfire Fiery frustrations over B.C. wildfire evacuation Gustafsen Fire "the good news story"

UPDATE July 17th This is from July 16th but talks about what is happening BC Wildfires

UPDATE July 25th Gustafsen Fire 100% contained Elephant Hill 30% and 61,ooo+ hectares. Fire crews watching the weather as 154 wildfires burn across province B.C. wildfires: The fight to save 108 Mile Ranch

UPDATE July 26th Jim Lake fire about 20 hectares My parents are north/northeast along hwy 24 :O Wildfire erupts near Monte Lake, B.C.//BREAKING: Wildfire breaks out near Monte Lake More properties evacuated northeast of Clinton

UPDATE July 27th Jim Lake fire estimated at 40 hectares Wildfire near Monte Lake forces evacuations, highway closure

UPDATE July 29th BREAKING: Evacuation order issued for village of Clinton North Green Lake placed on evacuation alert

UPDATE July 30th BREAKING: Evacuations ordered for Green Lake, 70 Mile, Watch Lake

UPDATE August 2nd B.C. wildfire status Wednesday: Arson suspected in 2 wildfires No additional structures lost in recent days due to Elephant Hill fire

UPDATE August 4th (sorry I never got around to it on the 3rd) B.C. wildfire season worst since 1958 Keep calm and don't wear a mask: how to stay safe in smoky air Ranchers brace for 'astronomical losses' due to B.C. wildfires Elephant Hill wildfire stabilizing, winds moving fire away from Clinton “Every single one of us should be on alert”

UPDATE August 14th WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – Aug. 13 Elephant Hill fire now estimated at 168,092 hectares B.C. wildfire status Monday: Extreme fire behaviour warning Pet supplies almost out for evacuees Financial support offered to fire-affected businesses

- I hope your parents can get out safely! :o Prayers for you and your family! hugs 140 fires is pretty extreme.

Keep me posted, sweetheart. I hope your parents are doing all right.

I keep your parents in my thoughts! Hoepfully, the situation clears up soon! ^-^

I hope they make it out safely, keeping everyone in my thoughts and prayers.

How traumatic! I hope all goes well with your family. ❤

Will keep you and yours in my prayers.

We're alright!

We live in the Lower Mainland area, so were pretty far from the action...

I really hope your parents are away from the midst of it. I saw some of the pictures and it looked really awful.

like mentioned, we're doing ok!! yesterday was super windy and today's a bit more humid and stuffy but i'm not sure if it has anything to do with the fires since the weather over here is like this all the time during the hotter months ;o ;;"

i hope your family stays safe and healthy through all this and that the weather calms down to help the situation. ❤️

thank you everyone for the kind words and concern. not too much has changed but the fires are still growing and 0% contained, my parents and sister are gonna wait until they are told to leave. :/

yes, i was just wondering if you guys were getting any smoke from all of these fires

Interestingly enough, the skies look pretty much like how they usually do.

It is wildly windy for some reason but the air quality is still alright in our area.

Any updates for your family?

my hometown was evacuated last night at 9:12. sister-in-law got out with all her pets. my parents and sister live half hour out and are still waiting to be told to leave instead of just leaving. most of the surrounding highways are closed except to leave.

10,000 evacuees and counting: How B.C.s wildfire fight took a turn for the worse

I really hope it doesn't get any worse...

it is still 0% contained. isn't near my parents yet but another has put Williams Lake a community of 20,000 - 25,000 on alert.

I live in Fort McMurray. My aunt and cousins live in Williams Lake (tiny place, less than 11,000 people) It's horrifying to see them living through the same nightmare we did. Thankfully, they've had a bit more warning and were able to take their time and pack all of their irreplaceable items before evacuating last night.

The whole thing is just awful. I'm in Alberta, but we had a cabin near William's Lake, and were there quite frequently, in addition to just travelling through a lot of central BC. It's so scary to think of all this happening... hopefully they manage to get somewhat of a rein on it soon.

How was your house during all that? Hopefully nothing happened to yours, or anyone's you know. I remember watching all the footage from that insane fire and I just can't even imagine...

oh my, hope you didn't lose your house last year :O i am from 100 mile area and have family all over the Cariboo. i now live in Valleyview Alberta and hate not being there with my family.. but I have two little ones holding me back.

i live in alberta too, Valleyview to be. i am from 100 Mile area and have family all over the cariboo. due to all the road closures being a traveler would be a pain. the Gustafsen fire near 100 Mile is now 20% contained, was 15% yesterday. they are looking at more dry weather and winds in the forecast.

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Our place suffered some smoke damage, but it was fine. Three of my friends lost their homes, along with my uncle and aunt.

Ahhh hope they make it out safe!! :o I've friends back there because I lived in BC for 4ish years... hope they're safe as well! Although they live in the Vancouver regions I heard the AQ is pretty bad up there too D:

oh my that sucks, i couldn't imagine losing a home. how is the rebuilding of fort mac going? i know they have been donating several large donations the evacuees of the fires going on.

so far my parents and sister are still okay where they are and they have slowly gotten some containment of the fire near 100 Mile (20%) but the two in Little Fort are not. yes, i do believe Vancouver is far enough away from it all but smoke sure does travel. we have been getting smoke even and we're in Alberta through the mountains.