EndedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Rim Lake Fire

Started

Burned
4,795 hectares
11,847 acres
Lasted
20 days
from Jul 25, 2026
Growth per day
240 hectares
on average
Rim Lake Fire — Sentinel-2 true color Rim Lake Fire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Key facts

Source: CIFFC
Official statusOutOut, no heat left.
CauseNatural
ResponseFullFought along the whole perimeter.
JurisdictionBC Wildfire Service

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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 2,649,067 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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