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BC wildfire K31483 · 2009 · 2,857 ha
Notch Hill (Hilliam Mountain) wildfire, 2009
The Notch Hill (Hilliam Mountain) wildfire started on August 20, 2009, caused by lightning. It was declared out on December 10, 2009. Its mapped perimeter covers 2,857 ha: the 15th-largest of 2009's 32 large fires, and the 431st-largest in BC since 1990. 70% of it was in Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands). The nearest municipality, Chase, is roughly 15 km away; the fire covered about 6.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands) | 2,005 ha | 1% |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C | 852 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
No other fire of 1,000 ha or more since 1990 overlaps this one by 50 ha or more.
The record
| Fire number | K31483 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2009 |
| Started | August 20, 2009 |
| Declared out | December 10, 2009 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 2,857 ha |
| Location, as the province describes it | Mt Hilliam |
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 2009: Brookmere wildfire. Smaller: Heckman Pass Area wildfire. Every large fire of 2009 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?