Falkland, British Columbia, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Multiple regions across BC are being impacted or are likely to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next 24-48 hours.

During a wildfire, smoke conditions can change quickly over short distances and can vary considerably hour-by-hour.

Monitor the situation for any wildfires near your area at EmergencyInfoBC (https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/). Follow all emergency announcements relevant to your location.

The next update will be available on September 30, 2025 and made available on the Province’s Air Quality Warnings webpage (https://aqwarnings.gov.bc.ca/).

Regions included under this Air Quality Warning:

-  Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake: includes Slocan, New Denver, Nakusp, and Fauquier.
-  Boundary: includes Grand Forks, Midway and Greenwood.
-  Central Okanagan: includes Kelowna, Lake Country, West Kelowna and Peachland.
-  Kootenay Lake: includes Creston and Kaslo.
-  North Okanagan: includes Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Lavington and Lumby.
 -  North Thompson: includes Barriere, Clearwater and Vavenby.
 -  Shuswap: includes Salmon Arm, Sicamous, and Chase.
-   South Okanagan : includes Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, Keremeos, Oliver and Osoyoos.
-  West Columbia: includes Revelstoke.
-  West Kootenay: includes Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland.

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As smoke levels increase, health risks increase. Limit time outdoors. Consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, activities and events.

You may experience mild and common symptoms such as eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches or a mild cough. More serious but less common symptoms include wheezing, chest pains or severe cough. If you think you are having a medical emergency, seek immediate medical assistance.

People more likely to be impacted by outdoor air pollution, including people aged 65 and older, pregnant people, infants and young children, people with an existing illness or chronic health condition, and people who work outdoors, should reduce or reschedule strenuous activities outdoors and seek medical attention if experiencing symptoms.

For more information on current air quality, visit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/air.

Visit http://www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk and your personal contribution to pollution levels, as well as for current and forecast AQHI values.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.