Tower Creek Fire
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Cause
- Natural
- Response
- Modified
- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Burning across British Columbia for 18 days since its natural ignition on July 17, 2026, the active Tower Creek Fire has expanded to cover approximately 767 hectares, or 1,895 acres. Managed by the BC Wildfire Service, the incident has sustained a steady trajectory with an average daily growth of about 43 hectares per day.
Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected five heat signatures clustering near the incident, indicating ongoing activity across the perimeter. This event unfolds within a wider national context where 2,102,567 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 50% below the two-decade average.
The fire continues to burn within the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 19 days. So far it has affected roughly 767 ha (1,895 acres) — about 7.7 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 2,117,287 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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