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British Columbia is the westernmost province in Canada , and is prone to fires. Fires are extremely common during summer, and 2017 had the worst fire season on record .[ 1]
Inclusion criteria and organization
Only fires with at least 10,000 hectares burned are allowed, unless deaths involved. The fires are organized by date. If there are multiple fires on a certain date, the larger fire goes on top.
1908
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Fernie fire
64,000
22 deaths, town of Fernie completely destroyed.
[ 2]
2003
Fire name
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Midwinter Lake fire
32,000
Prince George
Chilko Lake/Chilko River fire
29,202
Cariboo
McLure fire
26,420
Kamloops
Okanagan Mountain Park fire
25,600
Kamloops
Lamb Creek fire
11,882
Southeast
[ 3]
McGillvray fire
10,979
Kamloops
2004
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Coal River fire
32,000
Prince George
Swan Lake fire
29,962
Northwest
Lonesome Lake fire
22,745
Cariboo
Historic "Crusoe of Lonesome Lake" homestead lost.
[ 4]
McBride River fire
14,000
Northwest
Kotcho Lake fire
13,325
Prince George
Kenney fire
10,300
Prince George
2005
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Fire Centre
Date discovered
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15 km East of Tatuk Lake fire
12,371
Prince George
2006
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Mt Hamelin fire
12,051
Prince George
Narcosli Ecological Reserve fire
11,500
Cariboo
Tezla Lake fire
10,961
Cariboo
Dall Lake fire
10,600
Prince George
2009
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Lava Canyon fire
66,719
Cariboo
Junction of Smith and Liard Rivers fire
23,182
Prince George
Kelly Creek fire
20,925
Cariboo
2010
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NW of Meldrum Creek Complex
47,293
Cariboo
Binta Lake fire
40,000
Northwest
Pelican Lake Complex
35,506
Cariboo
Old Faddy fire
35,284
Northwest
Bull Canyon Complex
35,000
Cariboo
[ 5]
Sheslay River fire
28,000
Northwest
NW of Tsacha Lake fire
13,087
Prince George
2011
Fire name
Hectares burned
Fire Centre
Date discovered
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Blue River fire
11,000
Northwest
2012
Fire name
Hectares burned
Fire Centre
Date discovered
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White Spruce Creek fire
24,852
Prince George
Suhm Creek fire
12,196
Prince George
2014
Fire name
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Fire Centre
Date discovered
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Chelaslie River car
133,098
Northwest
Tenakihi-Mesilinka Complex fire
64,576
Prince George
Forres Mountain fire
29,672
Prince George
Red Deer Creek fire
33,547
Prince George
Mount McAllister fire
26,273
Prince George
Euchiniko Lakes fire
21,518
Prince George
2015
Fire name
Hectares burned
Fire Centre
Date discovered
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Little Bobtail Lake fire
25,569
Prince George
May 8
Elaho fire
12,523
Coastal
2016
Fire name
Hectares burned
Date discovered
Link
Beatton Airport Road fire
15,739
April 18
Siphon Creek Road / Doig Reserve fire
62,700
April 18
2017
Fire name
Hectares burned
Date discovered
Link
Elephant Hill fire
191,865
July 6
[ 6]
The Plateau fire
545,151
July 7
[ 7]
Hanceville Riske Creek fire
241,160
July 7
[ 8]
Kleena Kleene
25,558
July 7
[ 9]
White Lake fire
13,211
July 7
[ 10]
Wildwood fire
12,723
July 7
[ 11]
Kluskoil Lake 1 fire
21,870
July 10
[ 12]
Gustafsen Lake fire
5,700
July 6
[ 13]
2018
Fire name
Hectares burned
Date discovered
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Tommy Lakes fire
21,795
May 22
[ 14]
Snowy Mountain fire
17,068
July 17
[ 15]
Shovel Lake fire
92,255
July 27
[ 16]
Chutanli Lake fire
20,412
July 30
[ 17]
North of Tezzeron Lake fire
10,602
July 30
[ 18]
Nadina Lake fire
85,428
July 31
[ 19]
Verdun Mountain fire
34,586
July 31
[ 20]
Alkali Lake fire
118,318
August 1
[ 21]
Shag Creek fire
12,322
August 1
[ 22]
Island Lake fire
20,468
August 1
[ 23]
North Baezaeko fire
11,508
August 1
[ 24]
Lutz Creek fire
100,799
August 4
[ 25]
W Babine River fire
10,800
August 5
[ 26]
Hugh Allen Creek fire
10,000
August 6
[ 27]
Tweedsmuir Complex
298,538
August 8
[ 28]
Cool Creek fire
14,372
August 15
[ 29]
2021
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2022
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Heather Lake fire
10,903
August 21
[ 30]
Battleship Mountain fire
29,614
August 30
[ 31]
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