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British Columbia Wildfires: Live Fire Map

38 active wildfires burning 58,122 acres in British Columbia right now. Official Canadian data.

38
Active fires
58K
Acres
16
Under 50% contained
26
Air quality · Good

Current situation in British Columbia

Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
5
New fires (48h)
0

British Columbia currently has 38 active wildfires burning a combined 58,122 acres. 5 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres. The biggest is the V10755 fire at 40,024 acres. Air quality near the center of the province is good (AQI 26).

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Bold outline: British Columbia boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring provinces.

This season vs the last decade

3% of an average year
Burning right now58K acres
10-year average (2016–2023, full year)2.0M acres

Fires currently burning in British Columbia cover 58K acres. From 2016 to 2023, an average full year burned 2.0M acres here.

Active fires in British Columbia

Wildfire history in British Columbia

Large fires (200+ hectares) since 1990, Canadian National Fire Database.

2023
Worst year · 7.0M acres
42
Large fires / year · average
1,438
Total fires · since 1990
Acres burned by year
'10
'15
'20
'23
Large fires recorded by year
1102191990: 32 fires19901991: 22 fires1992: 19 fires1993: 4 fires1994: 19 fires1995: 11 fires19951996: 9 fires1997: 2 fires1998: 39 fires1999: 12 fires2000: 8 fires20002001: 9 fires2002: 7 fires2003: 82 fires2004: 58 fires2005: 16 fires20052006: 66 fires2007: 17 fires2008: 11 fires2009: 85 fires2010: 64 fires20102011: 2 fires2012: 30 fires2013: 13 fires2014: 40 fires2015: 75 fires20152016: 23 fires2017: 74 fires2018: 169 fires2019: 14 fires2020: 7 fires20202021: 117 fires2022: 63 fires2023: 219 fires2023
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, British Columbia averaged 1.9M acres burned and 84 fires per year. That is 352% up in acreage and 139% up in fire count versus the 1990–2018 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in British Columbia

  • 2023 Holdover DONNIE CREEK20231,529,762 acres
  • 2023 Holdover G902882023716,787 acres
  • 2023 Holdover Ekwan Tower2023679,675 acres
  • 2023 Holdover G906282023428,365 acres
  • 2023 Holdover Big Creek2023412,312 acres

Emergency resources for British Columbia

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

EmergencyInfoBCEvacuationsOfficial evacuation orders, alerts, and emergency support services.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.caBC Wildfire Service statusFire infoProvincial wildfire situation and restrictions.gov.bc.caGet Prepared (Public Safety Canada)Fire infoFederal guidance on emergency plans, kits, and regional alerts.canada.caCWFIS interactive fire mapFire infoNatural Resources Canada's national fire situation map.cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca

Fires near a city in British Columbia

VancouverVictoriaKelownaKamloopsPrince George

Nearby provinces

Northwest Territories (198)Quebec (193)Ontario (178)Manitoba (144)Saskatchewan (48)Yukon (26)