Kidd Creek Fire Information
- Creston Community Forest
- Sep 6
- 1 min read
On Tuesday, September 2nd, a fire was discovered in the Kidd Creek area of the Creston Community Forest, east of Creston.
The fire was immediately reported to BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), who took command of fire response.
There are currently no immediate concerns to community or private lands. The fire is contained to the Kidd Creek Forest Service Road area.
There is an Area Restriction to allow BCWS to safely respond to the fire, please avoid the area to let the crews do their work.
Lead Forecaster at the BCWS, Matt MacDonald stated on Wednesday: “Safe to say that today September 3rd, 2025, was the most active wildfire day of the 2025 season in BC. Aided by temperatures above 35C, relative humidity in the 10-15% range, and extremely dry fuels following a late season 10-day heatwave, several fires in the Cariboo, Kamloops, and Southeast Fire Centres saw explosive growth.”
BCWS will remain engaged on the fire throughout the weekend.
The smoke we are seeing in our community is a combination of; fires occurring throughout the Pacific Northwest, the Cultis Creek fire west of Kootenay Lake, and the fire in the Kidd Creek area.
The best place for up-to-date information on this fire is the BCWS public incident page. Here you can find more information about the area restriction, operational updates, and the smoke forecast:
CCF will provide updates with any significant changes and would like to thank our wildland firefighters for their diligent efforts and commitment.
