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Saw Creek Fire

Ended · 663 hectares (1,638 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers49 days
663Hectares1,638Acres49Days it lasted

Started on Jun 19, 2026.

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137Active100Hotspots 48h2.8 MHectares
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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Quick facts

Official status
OutOut, no heat left.
Cause
Human
Jurisdiction
BC Wildfire Service

Burning in British Columbia, the human-caused Saw Creek Fire has been active for 46 days since it started on June 19, 2026, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 14 hectares per day. Managed by the BC Wildfire Service, the 663-hectare (1,638-acre) blaze is currently classified as contained.

This fire occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, 2,117,287 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 50% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in British Columbia for 48 days. In total it burned about 663 ha (1,638 acres) — around 6.6 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Canada

Across Canada, roughly 2,609,008 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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