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BC wildfire R10100 · 2010 · 39,073 ha
Binta Lake wildfire, 2010
The Binta Lake wildfire started on July 27, 2010, caused by lightning. It was declared out on October 22, 2010. Its mapped perimeter covers 39,073 ha (391 km²): the largest of 2010's 39 large fires, and the 51st-largest in BC since 1990. 64% of it was in Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D. The nearest municipality, Fraser Lake, is roughly 27 km away; the fire covered about 72 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D | 25,009 ha | 5% |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E | 14,064 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
3 later large fires burned into it again.
- 2018Wildfire R116838,100 ha in all394 ha shared
- 2018Wildfire R1179650,270 ha in all2,777 ha shared
- 2018Wildfire R1192121,381 ha in all436 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 | R10100 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2010 |
| Started | July 27, 2010 |
| Declared out | October 22, 2010 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 39,073 ha (391 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.
Smaller: Pelican Lake Complex wildfire. Every large fire of 2010 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?