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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Fire south of Hope

Small wildfire ignites south of Highway 1 in Hope

Jul 3, 2025 | 8:10 AM

UPDATE 10:30 A.M.: Fire crews with the Hope Fire Department responded around midnight for the report of a wildfire on the mountain behind the Esso Travel Centre. Hope Fire says B.C. Wildfire Service crews are on site with ground crews and air support activated as of 8 a.m. The fire is currently designated as rank 1-2 (low to moderate intensity); helicopters are bucketing water; and a 10-person BCWS crew is assisting the area today. People are asked to avoid the area and steer clear of emergency operations.

Original story below: 

HOPE — A small wildfire sending columns of smoke into the Fraser Valley skies has been spotted in the forested hillside south of Highway 1 in Hope.

According to the B.C. Wildfire Service website, the fire was first discovered Wednesday evening. As of Thursday morning, the size is an estimated 0.6 hectares.

It has been designated as out of control and its cause is human, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

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Image: BC Wildfire Service / The location of the fire on the BCWS website.

As per BCWS, the exact location is Serpent’s Back Trail, behind the truck stop and Ricky’s Restaurant in Silver Creek.