EndedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Wildfire near Clinton

Started

Burned
16,724 hectares
41,325 acres
Lasted
12 days
from Jul 17, 2026
Growth per day
1,394 hectares
on average
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The story so far

About 20 km northwest of Clinton.

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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 2,631,537 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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