# Source note — August 23 official wildfire check: B.C. state of emergency extended to Aug. 29

- Captured: 2026-08-23T06:47:30-07:00
- Article slug: `bc-state-of-emergency-extended-august-29-2026-wildfire-check`
- Editorial status: routine BCFires daily official emergency/source-check update.

## Primary official anchors

1. EmergencyInfoBC state page: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/stateofprovemerg2026/
   - Title: Province of British Columbia
   - Modified in API: 2026-08-21T15:37:54
   - Preserved files: `emergency_state_html.html`, `emergency_state_json.json`, `official-emergency-source-summary.md`

2. EmergencyInfoBC current event API: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/wp-json/wp/v2/event?per_page=30&_fields=date,modified,slug,link,title,excerpt
   - Rows captured: 30
   - Relevant wildfire/evacuation/provincial-emergency rows extracted: 30
   - Preserved files: `emergency_events.json`, `emergencyinfobc-relevant-events.json`

3. DriveBC/Open511: https://api.open511.gov.bc.ca/events?format=json&limit=500
   - Total events: 247
   - Wildfire/fire/smoke rows in snapshot: 16
   - Major wildfire/fire/smoke rows in snapshot: 12
   - Preserved file: `drivebc-wildfire-road-events.json`

4. BC Wildfire Service latest-news feed: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=20&_fields=date,modified,slug,link,title,excerpt
   - Rows captured: 20
   - Latest row: Category 2 open fire prohibition planned for the Northwest Fire Centre

## Mainstream/public reporting lead

5. CityNews Vancouver: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/21/state-of-emergency-extended/
   - Preserved file: `citynews_state_emergency.html`
   - Used as public-context reporting only; official emergency instructions come from EmergencyInfoBC, local authority pages, DriveBC and BCWS.

## Editorial caveats

- The article does not create a new evacuation order, evacuation alert, safe-return clearance, road detour, fire perimeter or cause finding.
- Provincial emergency status is not the same as a local order for every community. Readers must check their local/regional/First Nation authority page and the specific EmergencyInfoBC event page for the affected area.
- No social-media cause/arson/named-person allegation was used.