# Official emergency-source summary

- Captured: 2026-08-23T06:47:30-07:00
- Official page: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/stateofprovemerg2026/
- Official event title: Province of British Columbia
- EmergencyInfoBC modified timestamp: 2026-08-21T15:37:54

## Key official facts extracted

- EmergencyInfoBC says the Province of British Columbia has **extended the State of Provincial Emergency until Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026**, due to regional wildfires.
- The page was updated on August 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
- EmergencyInfoBC recommends: leave immediately if under an Evacuation Order; follow local emergency officials, RCMP and emergency personnel; register with Emergency Support Services if evacuated; do not return until authorities declare it safe; and keep monitoring official updates.
- This is a province-wide legal/emergency status page, not a new local Evacuation Order for every community. Local and First Nation evacuation pages still control local instructions.

## Current official context captured

- EmergencyInfoBC API rows: 30; relevant wildfire/evacuation/provincial-emergency rows: 30.
- DriveBC/Open511 total rows: 247; wildfire/fire/smoke rows: 16; MAJOR rows: 12.
- BCWS latest-news rows captured: 20. Latest BCWS bulletin in the feed: Category 2 open fire prohibition planned for the Northwest Fire Centre (2026-08-21T12:20:09).

## Editorial boundary

This source-card is an official-source check. It is not a new evacuation order, safe-return clearance, detour order, fire-boundary map or cause determination.