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Series of wildfires in 2021
2021 British Columbia wildfires
Satellite imagery showing wildfires in British Columbia producing
pyrocumulonimbus clouds spawning lightning strikes.
Date(s) Evacuations: 19th April 2021 Location
British Columbia ,
Canada Land use Forest and residential Deaths 2 Non-fatal injuries Several Structures destroyed Unknown, Estimated 90% of
Lytton, British Columbia destroyed in Lytton Creek fire,
[1] Village of
Monte Lake destroyed and Paxton Valley destroyedDamage Unknown Cause Lightning and Human-Caused
The 2021 British Columbia wildfires burned across the
Canadian province of
British Columbia . The severity of the 2021 wildfire season is believed[
who? ] to have been caused by a "perfect storm" of environmental factors possibly exacerbated by human-caused
climate change .
[2]
[3]
As of August 16, over 1,500 fires had been recorded according to the
BC Wildfire Service .
[4] The Sparks Lake Fire was the largest fire burning in the province, having burned an estimated 95,980 hectares (237,172 acres) of the
Bonaparte Plateau northwest of the city of
Kamloops .
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
Development
A
heat dome gripped the province of
British Columbia , and much of
Western North America , from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires.
[9]
On June 30,
the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km2 )
[10]
[11] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
By July 1, 2021, almost 500 wildfires were burning across British Columbia. On July 20 the B.C. government declared a
state of emergency .
[12]
Wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than 405 ha (1,000 acres), or produced significant structural damage or casualties. More up to date information is available using this interactive map;
BC Wildfire Service Map
List of fires over 400 hectares (1,000 acres)
Name
Regional district
Hectares (acres)
Start date
Containment status
Notes
Ref
George Road Fire
Thompson-Nicola
5,017 ha (12,400 acres)
June 16
Being held
Human-caused
[13]
Beatton River Fire
Peace River
3,400 ha (8,400 acres)
June 28
Under control
Lightning-caused
[14]
Buckinghorse Fire
Peace River
6,398 ha (15,810 acres)
June 28
Under control
Lightning-caused
[15]
Sparks Lake Fire
Thompson-Nicola
89,627 ha (221,470 acres)
June 28
Under control
Largest wildfire by area burned
[16]
McKay Creek Fire
Squamish-Lillooet
44,964 ha (111,110 acres)
June 29
Under control
Suspected human-caused
[17]
Minaker Fire
Peace River
2,856 ha (7,060 acres)
June 29
Under control
Lightning-caused
[18]
Klawli Lake Fire
Bulkley-Nechako
6,231 ha (15,400 acres)
June 30
Under control
Lightning-caused
[19]
Lytton Creek Fire
Thompson-Nicola
83,740 ha (206,900 acres)
June 30
Under control
Destroyed the village of
Lytton ; two confirmed casualties
[20]
Mckinley Lake Fire
Cariboo
1,835 ha (4,530 acres)
June 30
Being held
Lightning-caused
[21]
South of Canim Lake Fire
Cariboo
3,049 ha (7,530 acres)
June 30
Under control
Lightning-caused
[22]
SW of Deka Lake Fire
Cariboo
650 ha (1,600 acres)
June 30
Under control
Lightning-caused
[23]
Young Lake Fire
Thompson-Nicola
7,453 ha (18,420 acres)
June 30
Under control
Lightning-caused
[24]
Chilako Fire
Bulkley-Nechako
1,451 ha (3,590 acres)
July 1
Under control
Lightning-caused
[25]
Mount Porter Fire
Bulkley-Nechako
13,659 ha (33,750 acres)
July 1
Being held
Lightning-caused
[26]
Succour Lake Fire
Cariboo
1,600 ha (4,000 acres)
July 1
Being held
Lightning-caused
[27]
Tentfire Creek Fire
Peace River
3,148 ha (7,780 acres)
July 1
Being held
Lightning-caused
[28]
Big Stick Lake Fire
Cariboo
7,195 ha (17,780 acres)
July 2
Under control
[29]
Black Pine Fire
Peace River
16,314 ha (40,310 acres)
July 2
Under control
Lightning-caused
[30]
Churn Creek Protected Area Fire
Thompson-Nicola
12,101 ha (29,900 acres)
July 2
Being held
Lightning-caused
[31]
Cultus Creek Fire
Central Kootenay
2,665 ha (6,590 acres)
July 2
Being held
Lightning-caused
[32]
Cutoff Creek Fire
Bulkley-Nechako
33,418 ha (82,580 acres)
July 2
Being held
Lightning-caused
[33]
Hotnarko Creek Fire
Central Coast
1,500 ha (3,700 acres)
July 3
Being held
Lightning-caused
[34]
Forres Mountain Fire
Peace River
8,700 ha (21,000 acres)
July 4
Under control
Lightning-caused
[35]
Purdy Lake Fire
Cariboo
8,100 ha (20,000 acres)
July 5
Under control
Lightning-caused
[36]
Bunting Road Fire
North Okanagan
5,204 ha (12,860 acres)
July 7
Being held
[37]
Chief Louie Lake Fire
Bulkley-Nechako
20,750 ha (51,300 acres)
July 7
Being held
Lightning-caused
[38]
Momich Lake Fire
Thompson-Nicola
17,049 ha (42,130 acres)
July 7
Under control
[39]
Flat Lake Fire
Thompson-Nicola
74,194 ha (183,340 acres)
July 8
Under control
Lightning-caused
[40]
Akokli Creek Fire
Central Kootenay
3,636 ha (8,980 acres)
July 9
Being held
Lightning-caused
[41]
Embleton Mountain Fire
Thompson-Nicola
991 ha (2,450 acres)
July 9
Under control
[42]
Hunakwa Lake Fire
Columbia-Shuswap
3,601 ha (8,900 acres)
July 9
Being held
Lightning-caused
[43]
Mowhokam Creek Fire
Thompson-Nicola
5,097 ha (12,590 acres)
July 9
Being held
Lightning-caused
[44]
Trozzo Creek Fire
Central Kootenay
5,992 ha (14,810 acres)
July 9
Under control
Lightning-caused
[45]
Bill Nye Mountain Fire
East Kootenay
2,990 ha (7,400 acres)
July 10
Being held
Lightning-caused
[46]
Crazy Creek Gorge FSR Fire
Columbia-Shuswap
4,389 ha (10,850 acres)
July 10
Being held
Lightning-caused
[47]
Grizzly Lake Fire
Bulkley-Nechako
4,891 ha (12,090 acres)
July 10
Under control
Lightning-caused
[48]
Michaud Creek Fire
Central Kootenay
14,032 ha (34,670 acres)
July 10
Being held
Lightning-caused
[49]
Thomas Creek Fire
Okanagan-Similkameen
10,597 ha (26,190 acres)
July 11
Being held
[50]
Three Valley Lake Fire
Columbia-Shuswap
498 ha (1,230 acres)
July 11
Under control
[51]
Tremont Creek Fire
Thompson-Nicola
62,524 ha (154,500 acres)
July 12
Under control
[52]
Chasm Fire
Thompson-Nicola
454 ha (1,120 acres)
July 13
Under control
Lightning-caused
[53]
July Mountain Fire
Thompson-Nicola
19,080 ha (47,100 acres)
July 13
Being held
Lightning-caused; merged with Brook Creek Fire
[54]
White Rock Lake Fire
Thompson-Nicola
81,483 ha (201,350 acres)
July 13
Being held
Lightning-caused. Destroyed the village of
Monte Lake ; part of the city of
Kamloops placed under evacuation order, firefighter injured after falling several meters.
[55]
[56]
Brenda Creek Fire
Central Okanagan
824 ha (2,040 acres)
July 14
Under control
[57]
Octopus Creek Fire
Central Kootenay
22,049 ha (54,480 acres)
July 14
Being held
Lightning-caused
[58]
Nk'Mip Creek Fire
Okanagan-Similkameen
19,335 ha (47,780 acres)
July 19
Being held
[59]
Two Mile Road Fire
Columbia-Shuswap
2,455 ha (6,070 acres)
July 20
Being held
[60]
Garrison Lake Fire
Okanagan-Similkameen
14,564 ha (35,990 acres)
July 23
Being held
[61]
Pine River Fire
Peace River
2,542 ha (6,280 acres)
August 13
Being held
[62]
Mt Law Fire
Okanagan-Similkameen
976 ha (2,410 acres)
August 15
Under control
Suspected human-caused. Parts of
West Kelowna evacuated.
[63]
References
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CKWX . Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
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"What you need to know about B.C. wildfires for Aug. 12" .
CBC News . 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-16 .
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"Canada's BC declares state of emergency as wildfires surge" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 2021-08-17 .
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^ Peters, James (1 July 2021).
"TNRD expands evacuation alerts near Sparks Lake wildfire" .
CFJC-TV .
Archived from the original on 2021-07-01.
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"Sparks Lake fire now estimated at 200 square kilometres in size" .
Kamloops This Week . 1 July 2021.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-02.
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"Sparks Lake wildfire remains largest in B.C." Kamloops This Week. July 14, 2021.
^ Eva Uguen-Csenge, Bethany Lindsay (29 June 2021).
"For 3rd straight day, B.C. village smashes record for highest Canadian temperature at 49.6 C" .
CBC News .
Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.
^ Lindsay, Bethany; Dickson, Courtney (30 June 2021).
"Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire' " .
CBC News .
Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.
^ Carrigg, David; Raptis, Mike; Bains, Camille; Brown, Scott (2 July 2021).
"B.C. Wildfires: Search underway for Lytton residents missing after village engulfed by fire" .
Vancouver Sun .
Archived from the original on 2021-07-01.
^
"B.C. declares state of emergency as wildfires grow, forcing more evacuations" .
CBC News . 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^
"Wildfires of Note George Road K70804" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-06-18.
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"Wildfires of Note Beatton River G81007" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
^
"Wildfires of Note G80997" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-09.
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"Wildfires of Note Sparks Lake K21001" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.
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"Wildfires of Note Mckay Creek (K71030)" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-02.
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"Wildfires of Note G91020" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note Klawli Lake G61132" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-13.
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"Wildfires of Note Lytton Creek" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-02.
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"Wildfires of Note Mckinley Lake C31056" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note South of Canim Lake C41100" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note SW of Deka Lake C41102" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-02.
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"Wildfires of Note Young Lake C41097" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
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"Wildfires of Note Chilako G11126" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-06.
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"Wildfires of Note Mount Porter G61192" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-13.
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"Wildfires of Note Succour Lake C41191" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note Tentfire Creek G71138" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-06.
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"Wildfires of Note Big Stick Lake C51290" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-11.
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"Wildfires of Note Black Pine G61316" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-13.
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"Wildfires of Note Churn Creek Protected Area C21250" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note Cultus Creek Modified Response N71245" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-25.
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"Wildfires of Note Cutoff Creek G41269" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-06.
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"Wildfires of Note Hotnarko Creek C51355" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note Forres Mountain G61381" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-13.
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"Wildfires of Note Purdy Lake C11491" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Widlfires of Note Bunting Road K41561" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-20.
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"Wildfires of Note Chief Louie Lake R11562" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
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"Wildfires of Note Momich Lake K21658" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
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"Wildfires of Note Flat Lake C41602" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note Akokli Creek N71686" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-17.
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"Wildfires of Note Embleton Mountain K21644" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-12.
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"Wildfires of Note Hunakwa Lake K41676" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-17.
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"Wildfires of Note Mowhokam Creek V11669" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-08.
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"Wildfires of Note Trozzo Creek N51705" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
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"Wildfires of Note Bill Nye Mountain-MR N11629" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-17.
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"Wildfires of Note Crazy Creek Gorge FSR K41769" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-02.
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"Wildfires of Note Grizzly Lake G41711" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
^
"Wildfires of Note Michaud Creek N51765" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-17.
^
"Wildfires of Note Thomas Creek K51794" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-13.
^
"Wildfires of Note Three Valley Lake K41807" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-22.
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"Wildfires of Note Tremont Creek K21849" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-14.
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"Wildfires of Note Chasm C41866" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
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"Widlfires of Note July Mountain K61882" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-20.
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"Wildfires of Note White Rock Lake K61884" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
^
"Firefighter injured after fall on White Rock Lake fire site" . CFGC Today.
^
"Wildfires of Note Brenda Creek K51924" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
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"Wildfires of Note Octopus Creek N51800" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-17.
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"Wildfires of Note Nk'Mip Creek K52061" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-20.
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"Wildfires of Note Two Mile Road K42078" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-23.
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"Wildfires of Note Garrison Lake K62088" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-25.
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"Wildfires of Note Pine River G72591" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-18.
^
"Wildfires of Note Mt Law KK52627" . Government of British Columbia.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-16.
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