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BC wildfire C50125 · 2004 · 20,506 ha
Lonesome Lake wildfire, 2004
The Lonesome Lake wildfire started on June 20, 2004, caused by lightning. It was declared out on December 6, 2004. Its mapped perimeter covers 20,506 ha (205 km²): the 3rd-largest of 2004's 26 large fires, and the 101st-largest in BC since 1990. 79% of it was in Central Coast, Electoral Area C. The nearest municipality, Alert Bay, is roughly 201 km away; the fire covered about 121 times the land area of it.
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Where it burned
This fireOther large fires since 1990
Outline simplified by us from the BC Wildfire Service's perimeter; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Central Coast, Electoral Area C | 16,170 ha | 4% |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area J | 4,336 ha | under 1% |
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
1 later large fire burned into it again.
- 2023Trumpeter Mountain wildfire4,834 ha in all56 ha shared
Overlaps measured by us on the mapped perimeters, which are the outer edges: where two overlap, the ground may have burned once, twice or not at all.
The record
| Fire number | C50125 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2004 |
| Started | June 20, 2004 |
| Declared out | December 6, 2004 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 20,506 ha (205 km²) |
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 2004: Wildfire G90232. Smaller: Wildfire R90045. Every large fire of 2004 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?