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BC wildfire K30285 · 1998 · 6,328 ha
Wildfire K30285, 1998
Wildfire K30285 started on July 29, 1998, caused by lightning. It was declared out on August 20, 1998. Its mapped perimeter covers 6,328 ha: the 4th-largest of 1998's 13 large fires, and the 260th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Salmon Arm, burning 2,008 ha there, 11% of the city's land. The whole fire covered about 36% of the land area of Salmon Arm.
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Where it burned
This fireOther large fires since 1990
Outline simplified by us from the BC Wildfire Service's perimeter; its largest parts are shown; not for locating a lot. Check a lot with the search above.
Sources: BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters – Historical, BC Wildfire Service; BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters – Current, BC Wildfire Service; BC Wildfire Fire Incident Locations – Historical, BC Wildfire Service; BC Wildfire Fire Locations – Current, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia), as published on October 2, 2026; 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Outlines simplified and places measured by PlaceDossier.
Places it reached
| Place | Burned there | Of the place's land |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D | 4,320 ha | 6% |
| Salmon Arm | 2,008 ha | 11% |
Measured by us: the fire's mapped perimeter laid over Statistics Canada's boundaries of each municipality and electoral area. A place is listed when the fire burned any of a municipality, 25 ha or more of an electoral area, or a twentieth of the fire.
Burned before or since
No other fire of 1,000 ha or more since 1990 overlaps this one by 50 ha or more.
The record
| Fire number | K30285 |
|---|---|
| Season | 1998 |
| Started | July 29, 1998 |
| Declared out | August 20, 1998 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 6,328 ha |
Past fire is history, not a forecast. The chance of fire on a lot today depends on what the record doesn't show: the forest and grass around it, the slope, what has been thinned or burned since, and how far it is from a fire hall.
Before you buy or build, ask the local government or fire department about the fire protection area, FireSmart work and the distance to a fire hall, and ask your insurer what they need.
Sources: BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters – Historical, BC Wildfire Service; BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters – Current, BC Wildfire Service; BC Wildfire Fire Incident Locations – Historical, BC Wildfire Service; BC Wildfire Fire Locations – Current, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia), as published on October 2, 2026. Outlines simplified and places measured by PlaceDossier.
Larger in 1998: Wildfire K60639. Smaller: Wildfire G60179. Every large fire of 1998 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?