# Source note — August 19 official wildfire check: highways, evacuation pages and BCWS context to verify before travel

- Captured: 2026-08-19T06:47:58-07:00
- Article slug: `official-bc-wildfire-road-evacuation-check-august-19-2026`
- Editorial status: routine BCFires daily official-source check; not a new evacuation order, road detour, return-home clearance, fire boundary or cause determination.

## Official sources captured

1. DriveBC/Open511 events API: https://api.open511.gov.bc.ca/events?format=json&limit=500
   - Total Open511 events: 238
   - Filtered wildfire/fire/smoke rows: 15
   - Major filtered rows: 12
   - Preserved file: `drivebc-open511-wildfire-events.json`
2. EmergencyInfoBC homepage and event API:
   - Homepage: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/
   - Event API: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/wp-json/wp/v2/event?per_page=30&_fields=date,modified,slug,link,title,excerpt
   - Event API rows: 30
   - Homepage wildfire/evacuation/action links captured: 44
3. BC Wildfire Service latest posts API: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=20&_fields=date,modified,slug,link,title,excerpt
   - Posts captured: 20
   - Latest post in capture: 2026-08-17T10:38:34 — Area restriction to be rescinded for Mount Rollins area

## Editorial caveats

- This package points readers back to live official sources. It does not itself create or update an order, alert, closure, detour, safe-return notice, fire boundary or cause determination.
- DriveBC rows are dated snapshots; readers must use the live DriveBC page before travel.
- EmergencyInfoBC pages and local/First Nation authority pages can change quickly.
- No social-media cause/arson/named-person allegation was used.