Wildfire near Kanaka Bar
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 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
- Cause
- Natural
- Jurisdiction
- BC Wildfire Service
Burning near Kanaka Bar, British Columbia, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 741 hectares (1,831 acres) over nine days of activity, averaging roughly 82 hectares of growth per day since it started on August 16, 2026. Satellites from NASA FIRMS have picked up nine heat detections near the perimeter over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front across the landscape.
The natural-caused blaze is currently being managed by the BC Wildfire Service as part of the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,494,024 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 41 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in British Columbia for 10 days. So far it has affected roughly 741 ha (1,831 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 2,494,024 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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