# Source note — DriveBC wildfire road closures to check before travelling today

- Article: https://bcfires.com/blog/drivebc-wildfire-road-closures-august-12-2026.html
- Captured: 2026-08-12 06:49:48 -0700
- Published: August 12, 2026
- Evidence label: official-source travel/emergency update

## Bottom line

DriveBC's public Open511 feed contained multiple active wildfire/fire/smoke road events when captured. EmergencyInfoBC also listed multiple wildfire evacuation-information pages. BCFires published a concise daily source-card so readers check the live official pages before travelling.

## Official anchors checked

1. DriveBC Open511 events feed: https://api.open511.gov.bc.ca/events?format=json&limit=500
   - Matched wildfire/fire/smoke event count in the capture: 17
   - Selected public-table event IDs: drivebc.ca/DBC-93451, drivebc.ca/RIDE-101188, drivebc.ca/DBC-93768, drivebc.ca/DBC-93854, drivebc.ca/DBC-93773, drivebc.ca/DBC-93772, drivebc.ca/DBC-93766, drivebc.ca/DBC-93878
2. DriveBC live site: https://www.drivebc.ca/
3. EmergencyInfoBC homepage/current-emergencies index: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/
4. BC Wildfire Service latest-news feed: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=10&_fields=date,modified,slug,link,title,excerpt

## Key caution

This article is not an evacuation order, route guarantee or official emergency instruction. DriveBC road events and EmergencyInfoBC/local evacuation pages can change quickly. Readers should click through to the official source before acting.

## Captured files

- `drivebc-open511-wildfire-events.json` — official Open511 wildfire/fire/smoke event capture.
- `source-drivebc-wildfire-events.md` — selected DriveBC rows used in the article.
- `source-emergencyinfobc-home.md` — visible EmergencyInfoBC evacuation-information links.
- `source-bcws-latest-posts.json` — BCWS latest-posts context capture.
- `source-summary.json` — machine-readable summary.