The Mine Creek wildfire situation may be taking a turn for the better.
After a two-day closure of the Coquihalla and a series of evacuation orders, the BC Wildfire Service is reporting a downturn in weather that may continue to help reduce fire behaviour.
Although the weather is cooler, the BCWS said a clearing sky and some wind could cause an increase in fire behaviour Monday afternoon.
There is also a risk of showers and thunderstorms over the fire, which pose a safety risk for crews working on the 3,000-hectare fire.
“Gusty, erratic winds can result in increased fire behaviour and heavy downpours, can make highways and back roads wet and slippery,” the BCWS said.
Last week the fire was showing rank five behaviour, which is an aggressive and fast moving fire.
As a result of the calmer fire activity being seen this week, evacuation orders issued by the Thompson-Nicola and Fraser Valley regional districts have been rescinded.
However, both regional districts are maintaining evacuation alerts for areas near the fire.
The TNRD Evacuation Order issued due to the Mine Creek Wildfire has now been downgraded to Alert, effective September 8, 2025, 10:00am
— TNRD (@TNRD) September 8, 2025
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The Fraser Valley Regional District has rescinded the Evacuation Order for the Coquihalla Lakes area due to #BCWildfire. An Evacuation Alert remains in place for the Coquihalla Summit area. Anyone in the affected area should be ready to leave on short notice. More info:… https://t.co/9AQzivFQM8 pic.twitter.com/08pYE2Eoi1
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) September 8, 2025
Structure protection crews are demobilizing equipment.
Similar to work on Sunday, crews continue to work on securing the Coquihalla highway to ensure public safety and maintain access.
Crews on the northeast and southern flanks are directly tracking the fire when possible while heavy equipment crews are building containment lines on the northeast flank and preparing access for crews.
Aircraft continues to support ground crews when visibility allows. That includes bucketing water and helping protect the highway.
“We are asking the traveling public to exercise extreme caution when traveling through the Coquihalla Highway corridor,” the BCWS said.
“This is an active work site and our crews are working parallel to, and potentially directly on, the highway as well as using the corridor and local forest service roads to move between sections of the incident.”
Motorist are encouraged to check DriveBC before travelling this route.
