Fire information and updates

What’s happening?

Parks Canada fire crews continue annual spring wildfire risk reduction activities along the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke. If conditions allow, Parks Canada fire crews will use prescribed fire over the next few weeks to burn off surface vegetation to maintain a section of the Revelstoke Community fuel break that runs through the park. In previous years, fire crews completed forest thinning, pile burning, and prescribed fire to remove large forest fuels and burn off surface vegetation, establishing a fuel break between Mount Revelstoke and the City of Revelstoke. Removal of ground level forest fuels is part of regular activities to maintain this fuel break. The most effective way to do this is through prescribed fire.

Prescribed fires are only conducted under specific conditions (e.g. weather, moisture, wind direction, supporting resources, etc.) and will only go forward when the safety of the public, our crews, infrastructure and neighbouring lands can be assured.

Why?

Parks Canada is conducting this prescribed fire on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke to help reduce wildfire risk to the City of Revelstoke and the park’s high-use visitor areas. By carefully applying fire under controlled conditions, we can reduce the amount of burnable fuel on the landscape, helping protect the public, infrastructure, and neighbouring lands.

What to expect?

Visitor safety is of the utmost importance for Parks Canada. Closures will be implemented on The Meadows in the Sky Parkway and trails on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke if this work goes forward. Always check for trail condition and closure updates before visiting the parks.

For more information:

Fire Management Team, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks
Fireinfo-mrg-infofeu@pc.gc.ca / Tel : 250-837-7569

What’s happening?

Starting tomorrow, (Friday, April 24) Parks Canada fire crews will use prescribed fire to burn off surface vegetation to maintain a section of the Revelstoke Community fuel break that runs through the park. 

Prescribed fires are only conducted under specific conditions (e.g. weather, moisture, wind direction, supporting resources, etc.) and will only go forward when the safety of the public, our crews, infrastructure and neighbouring lands can be assured.

Why?

Parks Canada is conducting this prescribed fire on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke to help reduce wildfire risk to the City of Revelstoke and the park’s high-use visitor areas. By carefully applying fire under controlled conditions, we can reduce the amount of burnable fuel on the landscape, helping protect the public, infrastructure, and neighbouring lands.

What to expect?

To keep visitors safe, the Meadows in the Sky Parkway above the Inspiration Woods trailhead, and some trails on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke will be closed starting tomorrow, (Friday, April 24) until further notice. This includes:

• The Soren Sorenson Trail
• The Nels' Knickers Trail
• The Lindmark Trail
• The Summit Trail
• The Mount Revelstoke Trail, from the highway overpass

Smoke will be visible on Mount Revelstoke during ignition, work is expected to continue over the next few weeks as prescription (weather) conditions allow.

For more information:

Fire Management Team, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks
Fireinfo-mrg-infofeu@pc.gc.ca / Tel : 250-837-7569

What’s happening?

The Meadows in the sky parkway and trails on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke have reopened to foot and bike travel following a short closure for prescribed fire operations.

Always check for trail condition and closure updates before visiting the parks. 

For more information:

Fire Management Team, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks
Fireinfo-mrg-infofeu@pc.gc.ca / Tel : 250-837-7569

What’s happening?

Parks Canada fire management crews continue annual spring projects to reduce wildfire risk and improve safety.

What to expect?

Starting tomorrow, Thursday, May 28, smoke from pile burning on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke National Park may be visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and from the City of Revelstoke.

Why?

Pile burning is a necessary step to maintain the fuel break on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke, helping reduce wildfire risk to the community and popular areas in the park.

Through safe and effective fire management, we are reducing the risk of wildfire to the public, infrastructure, and neighbouring lands.

For more information:

Fire information updates including a fire status map and real time campfire ban information can be found on the Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks website.

Report any new wildfires, illegal campfires, or suspicious smoke to Parks Canada Dispatch at 877-852-3100.

Fire Management Team, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks
Fireinfo-mrg-infofeu@pc.gc.ca / Tel : 250-837-7569

What’s happening?

A fire ban will take effect in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 23, 2026, and will remain in effect until further notice.

Currently, there are no active wildfires in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks. Hot and dry weather has increased the Fire Danger Rating to Very High. Implementing a fire ban reduces the likelihood of human-caused wildfires, helping to protect visitors and wildlife in the park.

Parks Canada fire personnel continue to monitor the parks for wildfires and are ready with the resources to respond quickly. The safety of the public, our crews, infrastructure, and neighbouring lands is Parks Canada’s top priority. Parks Canada works closely with the BC Wildfire Service to monitor and manage wildfire risk in and around Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks. Report any new wildfires, illegal campfires, or suspicious smoke to Parks Canada Emergency Dispatch at 877-852-3100.

What to expect?

If you have a reservation for Snowforest, Loop Brook, or Illecillewaet campgrounds during the fire ban, your fire permit will be refunded.

Fire ban

Lighting or maintaining fires in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks is strictly prohibited effective noon, July 23, 2026.

Prohibited:

This fire ban includes ALL wood or briquette fires as well as Tiki torches, turkey fryers and Chimeneas.

Exempt:

Provided they are under direct supervision and CSA approved or UL certified:

- Propane or gas fuelled stoves and BBQs exclusively designed for cooking

- Portable propane fire pits

- Propane or gas fuelled lanterns (enclosed flame)

- Catalytic or infrared style heaters

The fire ban will be lifted as soon as conditions allow.

For more information:

Fire information updates including a fire status map and real time campfire ban information can be found on the Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks website.

Report any new wildfires, illegal campfires, or suspicious smoke to Parks Canada Dispatch at 877-852-3100.

Fire Management Team

Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks

Email: Fireinfo-mrg-infofeu@pc.gc.ca / Tel : 250-837-7569