Wildfire near Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)
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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).
Averaging an expansion of approximately 509 hectares per day over its nine-day trajectory, the active wildfire near Area E (Bonaparte Plateau) in British Columbia now spans 4,577 hectares (11,310 acres). Burning within a region where the typical fire season extends from May to September, the blaze has generated significant activity, with satellites picking up 92 heat detections in the past 48 hours to outline its current spread.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,080,649 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 51% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 9 days. So far it has affected roughly 4,577 ha (11,310 acres) — about 46 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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