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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. [10]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 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
The fire was held, but required 70 firefighters and three helicopters and forced the precautionary closure of nearby Sooke Potholes Regional Park. [43] [44] On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [45]
Kiskatinaw River wildfire in British Columbia (June 2023) British Columbia saw an unusual lack of rain in May and early June, leading to increased wildfire conditions in the province. [59] In British Columbia, 72% of wildfires in 2023 were triggered by natural causes, while the remainder were due to human activity. [60]
0 deaths, the fire burned for 30 days on the north of Vancouver Island directly outside the village of Sayward. The effort to extinguish the fire was the largest in British Columbia's history up to that point. It was British Columbia's largest recorded wildfire until it was surpassed in size by the Chelaslie River fire in 2014. [3]
Wildfires over British Columbia and northern Washington on August 8 . By the end of June 2018, there had been more than 560 wildfires in British Columbia. [3] The Comstock Lake fire, discovered on June 21, was caused by lightning. By July 6, it had grown to 27.5 square kilometres (10.6 sq mi) and was not fully contained. [4]
2018 British Columbia wildfires: British Columbia: Initial estimates put 2018 as the largest total burn-area in any British Columbia wildfire season, surpassing the historic 2017 wildfire season. [76] [81] 2018: 108,043 acres (43,723 ha) Spring Creek Fire: Colorado: Started June. 2018: 459,102 acres (185,792 ha) Mendocino Complex Fire: California
Largest single wildfire in BC Wildfire history. 2017 Alberta fires Alberta, Saskatchewan Alberta Saskatchewan: summer 2017: 1 [33] 14+ [33] Fires possibly caused by power lines downed in a storm. [34] North Bay 69: Temagami Ontario: Jul– Aug 2018: 0: 221 hectares (550 acres) 2018 Parry Sound forest fire: Parry Sound District Ontario: Jul ...
The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave. At the time of the fire, Lytton had a population of about 250 with another 1,500 to 2,000 First Nations residents living nearby on reserves affected as well. [6]