EndedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Wildfire near Hope

Started

Burned
10,118 hectares
25,003 acres
Lasted
8 days
from Jul 21, 2026
Growth per day
1,265 hectares
on average
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The story so far

About 50 km north of Hope.

Summary written on Jul 28, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Spanning an expansive 10,118 hectares (25,003 acres) in British Columbia, the active wildfire near Area A, which encompasses Boston Bar, North Bend, and Canyon Alpine, has been burning for seven days with an average daily growth of approximately 1,445 hectares per day since its start on July 21, 2026.

As the front continues to evolve, satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected three distinct heat signatures clustered near the area, illustrating the ongoing spread of the incident across the regional landscape.

In context

This wildfire burned in British Columbia for 7 days. In total it burned about 10,118 ha (25,003 acres) — around 101 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 2,638,136 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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