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BC wildfire R90045 · 2004 · 13,220 ha
Wildfire R90045, 2004
Wildfire R90045 started on June 20, 2004, caused by lightning. It was declared out on August 18, 2004. Its mapped perimeter covers 13,220 ha (132 km²): the 4th-largest of 2004's 26 large fires, and the 142nd-largest in BC since 1990. 97% of it was in Stikine Region. The nearest municipality, Stewart, is roughly 224 km away; the fire covered about 24% of 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stikine Region | 12,869 ha | under 1% |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area F | 351 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
No other fire of 1,000 ha or more since 1990 overlaps this one by 50 ha or more.
The record
| Fire number | R90045 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2004 |
| Started | June 20, 2004 |
| Declared out | August 18, 2004 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 13,220 ha (132 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | McBride River 2-3 Miles East. |
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: Lonesome Lake wildfire. Smaller: Wildfire G90352. Every large fire of 2004 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?