UPDATE: The Nahmint Mountain or Beverly Main fire southwest of Sproat Lake is considered "held" as of Tuesday, June 10. The fire has not grown since early Monday morning and is holding at 23.5 hectares.
Original story continues below:
Fire crews with B.C. Wildfire Service have made progress on a fire burning in central Vancouver Island despite the fire doubling in size overnight.
The fire at the base of Nahmint Mountain, southwest of Sproat Lake, was initially estimated to be 10 hectares after it was discovered Sunday, June 8, 2025 and reported by a pilot with Vancouver Island Soaring Centre. The fire is listed on the B.C. Wildfire map as being on Beverly Main and it has grown to 23.5 hectares
"With support from helicopter bucketing, fallers and heavy equipment, ground crews are continuing to work on containing the fire between drainages on the northeast and southwest flanks," a BCWS spokesperson noted. The fire is still considered out of control.
"Fire behaviour on June 9 has been reduced by suppression action and improved conditions."
When the fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m., someone from the Soaring Centre noted that personnel were on the fire "within an hour." The BCWS sent two initial attack and one unit crew for a total of 28 firefighters responding to the fire. There is now a piece of heavy equipment on the ground helping to action the fire.
There have been three helicopters dropping water from Bambi Buckets, or helibuckets, on the fire as well, the BCWS said.
The fire does not pose a threat to property. Preliminary investigation shows the suspected cause of the fire is by human, however no further details were given. Human-caused fires can happen in several ways, either by accident or intentionally.
The Nahmint Mountain/ Beverly Main fire is the only one burning on Vancouver Island. There are 82 active wildfires in B.C. as of June 9, 2025, with three wildfires of note in the northeast corner of the province. There have already been 332 fires burning in B.C. since April 1, 2025.
More information can be found on the B.C. Wildfire app or online at https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/dashboard.
