Wildfire near Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy)
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🟢 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 across British Columbia near Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy), an active wildfire has expanded to cover 3,382 hectares (8,357 acres) since it began on July 17, 2026. Over its 17 days of burning, the fire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 199 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during 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, tracking 51% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 17 days. So far it has affected roughly 3,382 ha (8,357 acres) — about 34 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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