ContainedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Wildfire near Golden

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Size
737 hectares
1,821 acres
Burning for
87 days
from Aug 9, 2026
Growth per day
8 hectares
on average
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Key facts

Source: CIFFC
Official statusOutOut, no heat left.
CauseNatural
ResponseModifiedFought on part of the perimeter only.
JurisdictionBC Wildfire Service

The story so far

About 50 km southeast of Golden.

Burning near Golden, British Columbia, a natural wildfire has consumed 737 hectares (1,821 acres) over 34 days of activity since its start on August 9, 2026, averaging an expansion of approximately 22 hectares per day.

The fire is currently managed as contained by the BC Wildfire Service, operating within the region's typical May to September fire season.

Across the country, 2,607,369 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 38% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 86 days. So far it has affected roughly 737 ha (1,821 acres) — about 7.4 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 2,655,722 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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