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BC wildfire K70198 · 2004 · 2,104 ha
Whitecap Creek wildfire, 2004
The Whitecap Creek wildfire started on June 24, 2004, caused by lightning. It was declared out on November 13, 2004. Its mapped perimeter covers 2,104 ha: the 19th-largest of 2004's 26 large fires, and the 516th-largest in BC since 1990. 97% of it was in Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B. The nearest municipality, Lillooet, is roughly 35 km away; the fire covered about 71% of the land area of it.
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Where it burned
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B | 2,047 ha | under 1% |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A | 58 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.
- 2023Casper Creek wildfire11,248 ha in all897 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 | K70198 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2004 |
| Started | June 24, 2004 |
| Declared out | November 13, 2004 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 2,104 ha |
| Location, as the province describes it | Whitecap Mtn. |
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 R90182. Smaller: Wildfire G40189. Every large fire of 2004 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?