Started on Jul 28, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Official status
- OutOut, no heat left.
- Cause
- Natural
- Response
- ModifiedFought on part of the perimeter only.
- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Burning for 28 days near Clearwater, British Columbia, an active wildfire has consumed approximately 841 hectares, or 2,079 acres, maintaining an average daily growth of about 30 hectares per day since it started on July 28, 2026. The BC Wildfire Service is managing the incident, which was ignited by natural causes within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
Across a broader national scope, the 2026 wildfire season has seen 2,477,370 hectares burn so far, a total that sits 42% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in British Columbia for 43 days. In total it burned about 841 ha (2,079 acres) — around 8.4 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 2,617,823 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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