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BC wildfire G70329 · 2006 · 3,017 ha
Rat Lake wildfire, 2006
The Rat Lake wildfire started on June 27, 2006, caused by lightning. It was declared out on September 19, 2006. Its mapped perimeter covers 3,017 ha: the 12th-largest of 2006's 23 large fires, and the 418th-largest in BC since 1990. All of it was in Peace River, Electoral Area D. The nearest municipality, Tumbler Ridge, is roughly 54 km away; the fire covered a small fraction 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peace River, Electoral Area D | 3,017 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 | G70329 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2006 |
| Started | June 27, 2006 |
| Declared out | September 19, 2006 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 3,017 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 2006: La Prise wildfire. Smaller: Cat Mountain wildfire. Every large fire of 2006 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?