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BC wildfire K61278 · 2006 · 19,442 ha
Tatoosh (Canada) wildfire, 2006
The Tatoosh (Canada) wildfire started on September 4, 2006, caused by lightning. It was declared out on December 1, 2006. Its mapped perimeter covers 19,442 ha (194 km²): the largest of 2006's 23 large fires, and the 103rd-largest in BC since 1990. 28% of it was in Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H. The nearest municipality, Princeton, is roughly 41 km away; the fire covered about 3 times 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H | 5,460 ha | 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
3 later large fires burned into it again.
- 2017Wildfire K5140612,246 ha in all170 ha shared
- 2022Heather Lake wildfire14,971 ha in all1,130 ha shared
- 2024Calcite Creek wildfire6,684 ha in all3,049 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 | K61278 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2006 |
| Started | September 4, 2006 |
| Declared out | December 1, 2006 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 19,442 ha (194 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.
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