Inonoaklin Creek Fire
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Fire (SWIR)
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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).
Quick facts
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Burning near Area K (The Arrow Lakes) in British Columbia, an active wildfire has scorched 1,136 hectares (2,807 acres) since it began on July 25, 2026. Over the course of its nine-day progression, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 126 hectares per day. In the last 48 hours, orbiting satellites have detected 17 heat signatures clustered nearby, illustrating the current extent of the spread across the regional landscape.
This incident unfolds within the context of British Columbia's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Regionally and nationally, the broader wildfire landscape reveals that 2,080,649 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 51% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 9 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,136 ha (2,807 acres) — about 11 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 2,102,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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