Wildfire near Area A (Boston Bar/North Bend/Canyon Alpine) (Jul 2)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 32 days since its start on July 2, 2026, an active wildfire spanning 7,481 hectares (18,487 acres) continues to progress near Area A (Boston Bar/North Bend/Canyon Alpine) in British Columbia. The incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 234 hectares per day.
In the immediate area, satellites are picking up four heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire front. This event unfolds within the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September.
Across the country, the broader fire activity shows 2,080,649 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 51% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 32 days. So far it has affected roughly 7,481 ha (18,487 acres) — about 75 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 2,080,649 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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