Wildfire near Clinton
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spanning an expansive 16,724 hectares (41,325 acres) in British Columbia, the active wildfire near Area E on the Bonaparte Plateau has been burning for 7 days, maintaining a rapid average daily growth of approximately 2,389 hectares per day since its start on July 17, 2026.
Satellite monitoring reveals significant ongoing activity across the region, with NASA FIRMS detecting 202 heat signatures over a recent 48-hour period, underscoring the broad extent of the spread.
In context
This wildfire burned in British Columbia for 11 days. In total it burned about 16,724 ha (41,325 acres) — around 167 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 2,600,271 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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