Wildfires burning near E.C. Manning Park. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service.)
Wildfire update

4 fires near E.C. Manning Park now being held

Sep 1, 2026 | 11:11 AM

NEAR MANNING PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Four wildfires that had been burning for roughly six weeks near E.C. Manning Park are now being held.

The BC Wildfire says the four fires combined are over 3,046 hectares. They include the Big Burn Creek wildfire (898.5 ha), the Daynar Creek wildfire (654.76 ha), the Porcupine Creek blaze (153 ha), and the Norwegian Creek wildfire (1339.77 ha).

Location of four wildfires in yellow dots.
Location of four wildfires in yellow dots. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service.)

Three of the four wildfires were discovered on July 17, while a smaller fire, Porcupine Creek, was discovered on July 18. All four were caused due to suspected lightning.

There is still one massive wildfire burning in the Manning Park region. The wildfire simply known as Border 2 spread from the U.S. into Canada in mid-July, sending smoke into a remote area southeast of Hope and near E.C. Manning Provincial Park.

Location of the Border 2 (red dot, centre) wildfire. It is over 6,200 hectares.
Location of the Border 2 (red dot, centre) wildfire. It is over 6,200 hectares.

According to the BC Wildfire Service, the fire was likely caused by lightning that began on the U.S. side and spread across the border into Canada. Smoke from the fire was visible from E.C. Manning Provincial Park southeast of Hope, as well as the Ross Lake Ecological Reserve. It was 30 hectares as of July 23.

A fire just south of the Canada-U.S. border in Washington state has spread into the Canadian side. (Image Credit: North Cascades National Park.)
A fire just south of the Canada-U.S. border in Washington state has spread into the Canadian side. (Image Credit: North Cascades National Park.) (Image Credit: North Cascades National Park.)

As of Tuesday, Sept. 1, it is an estimated 6,277 hectares.