Started on Jul 17, 2026.
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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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Quick facts
- Official status
- Fire of Note
- Cause
- Natural
- Response
- ModifiedFought on part of the perimeter only.
- 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 burned in British Columbia for 19 days. In total it burned about 767 ha (1,895 acres) — around 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 2,609,008 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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