Report & Contacts
How and when to report a fire, plus the provincial reporting numbers and what dispatch needs from you.
Report any unattended fire or new column of smoke right away
Many large wildfires were first reported by a single member of the public — and many were missed entirely because everyone assumed someone else had already called.
Read more →In BC, call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 from a cell
In BC, dialling *5555 from any cellphone connects you free of charge to the provincial wildfire reporting line — five keys, no area code, staffed all fire season.
Read more →In Alberta, call 310-FIRE (310-3473) to report a wildfire
Alberta’s wildfire reporting line is just 310-FIRE (310-3473) — no area code needed from anywhere in the province, on cell or landline alike.
Read more →Tell dispatch where, what, and how big — in that order
Smoke colour tells dispatch what is actually burning — white usually means vegetation, grey means structure, black means fuel or plastics — and that information shapes the entire response.
Read more →These articles are the same wildfire safety library that lives inside our free app. Browse every category in the safety library, or open the live map to see current fires and alerts across Western Canada and 18 western US states.