不列颠哥伦比亚省于8月9日宣布进入紧急状态，以应对一场迅速扩张的野火灾害[1]。该火灾首次报道于周五晚间，仅在一夜间就扩大到约9,500公顷，导致超过20,000人被命令撤离[1]。其中，萨默兰区的12,000名居民全部撤离[1]。
该省面临的火灾形势严峻。过去一周内该省新增70场野火，目前共有105场野火在燃烧[1]。省长David Eby形容火灾的强度如同"炸弹爆炸"，火焰在100英尺高的树上蔓延至向上200英尺，火灾甚至形成自己的天气系统产生闪电[1]。根据统计，加拿大全国已有400万公顷土地被野火焚毁[1]。
British Columbia declared a state of emergency on August 9 as a rapidly expanding wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 20,000 people [1]. The fire, first reported on Friday evening, grew to approximately 9,500 hectares (23,500 acres) overnight, destroying homes and property while trapping some residents who required rescue [1]. The Summerland area saw its entire population of 12,000 residents evacuated [1].
The province is currently battling 105 active wildfires, with 70 new fires ignited over the past week [1]. Provincial Premier David Eby characterized the fire's intensity as resembling "a bomb explosion," noting that flames spread across trees 100 feet tall and reached heights of 200 feet, with the fire creating its own weather system that generated lightning [1]. Across Canada, 4 million hectares of land have been destroyed by wildfires as of 2026 [1].