Smoke comes from a wildfire along Nanaimo River Rd. Monday afternoon. (BC Wildfire Service)
By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff
wildfire response
Jul 21, 2025 | 4:09 PM
NANAIMO — Firefighters from at least two local volunteer departments, as well as Coastal Fire Centre staff, are on scene of a wildfire south of the city.
Reports came in before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21 of smoke and flames spotted in land off Nanaimo River Rd., west of the South Forks Rd. intersection and on the northern side of the Nanaimo River.
Extension Volunteer Fire Department was among the first on scene, later supported by Cranberry and Coastal Fire Centre firefighters, including initial attack crews, officers and a water tender.
It’s being measured as three hectares in size and was considered a ‘rank two’ fire, meaning it was a surface fire with “low vigour” with an “unorganized or inconsistent flame front”, according to the province’s scale.