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BC wildfire G40353 · 2010 · 13,093 ha
Tsacha Lake wildfire, 2010
The Tsacha Lake wildfire started on July 28, 2010, caused by lightning. It was declared out on November 30, 2010. Its mapped perimeter covers 13,093 ha (131 km²): the 7th-largest of 2010's 39 large fires, and the 144th-largest in BC since 1990. 50% of it was in Cariboo, Electoral Area I. The nearest municipality, Fraser Lake, is roughly 115 km away; the fire covered about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cariboo, Electoral Area I | 6,541 ha | under 1% |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area J | 4,116 ha | under 1% |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E | 2,437 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
2 later large fires burned into it again.
- 2018Wildfire C1183712,321 ha in all54 ha shared
- 2025Tsetzi Lake wildfire9,369 ha in all5,300 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 | G40353 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2010 |
| Started | July 28, 2010 |
| Declared out | November 30, 2010 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 13,093 ha (131 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | 3 km north of the west end of Tsacha Lake |
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 2010: Meldrum Creek Complex wildfire. Smaller: Wildfire C50234. Every large fire of 2010 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?