Rim Lake Fire
Started on Jul 25, 2026.
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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).
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Quick facts
- Cause
- Natural
- Response
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- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Spanning 4,795 hectares (11,847 acres) after 15 days of burning near Clinton, British Columbia, the active Rim Lake Fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 320 hectares per day since it started on July 25. Driven by natural causes, the incident is managed by the BC Wildfire Service during a typical regional fire season that runs from May to September.
Operational tracking via 33 NASA FIRMS heat detections over the last 48 hours highlights ongoing activity across the perimeter. This local event unfolds within a broader national context, as 2,202,999 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in British Columbia for 19 days. In total it burned about 4,795 ha (11,847 acres) — around 48 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 2,607,513 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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