Brunswick Creek Fire
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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).
Quick facts
- Cause
- Human
- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Burning near North Bend, British Columbia, the human-caused Brunswick Creek Fire has maintained a steady trajectory over fifty-one days since its start on July 2, 2026, averaging approximately 182 hectares of daily growth. Active operations continue under the management of the BC Wildfire Service as the fire encompasses 9,267 ha (22,899 acres).
Satellites monitoring the incident have registered forty heat detections over the past forty-eight hours, clustering nearby to map the current spread of the fire front. This activity unfolds within the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September.
The broader landscape reflects a notably subdued national fire year. Across the country, 2,446,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 65 days. So far it has affected roughly 9,267 ha (22,899 acres) — about 93 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 2,600,107 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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