Riley Creek Fire
True color
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
- Natural
- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Burning near Area B (Cayoosh/Pavilion) in British Columbia, an active wildfire has maintained a steady trajectory over 40 days, expanding at an average daily growth of approximately 29 hectares per day to reach a total size of 1,150 hectares, or 2,842 acres, since its start on June 24, 2026.
With 19 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours according to NASA FIRMS data, the fire continues to show active geographic spread within its regional setting, where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,080,649 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 51% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 40 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,150 ha (2,842 acres) — about 12 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 2,102,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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