Image: BCWS / The 224-ha Bear Creek wildfire (pictured August 8) has been classified as under control as of Friday, August 15.

By Alyssa Conti

WILDFIRE UNDER CONTROL

Bear Creek wildfire under control, evacuation alert recalled

Aug 16, 2025 | 8:30 AM

HARRISON LAKE — After a week of hard work by ground crews and firefighting resources, the 224-hectare Bear Creek wildfire is now under control.

As a result, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has recommended that the evacuation alert for the North Cascade Bay Area be rescinded.

Harrison East FSR has been opened to the public, and all previous road closures, including the Kookipi Forest Service Road in the Nahatlatch Valley, have been lifted.

Drivers are advised to remain vigilant, as danger trees and falling rocks continue to pose hazards along the FSR. The BCWS also continues to ask residents and boaters to stay away from areas where air tankers and helicopters collect water as firefighting efforts start to wrap up.

“Over the next week, crews will continue to enforce control lines, conduct fuel management activities, extinguish any hot spots and mop-up (extinguishing a fire after it has been brought under control) to ensure pockets of heat found anywhere in the burn area are actioned,” wrote BCWS.

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More information is available through the BCWS portal.