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BC wildfire G90160 · 2012 · 12,196 ha
The Pesh wildfire, 2012
The The Pesh wildfire started on July 4, 2012, caused by lightning. It was declared out on November 21, 2012. Its mapped perimeter covers 12,196 ha (122 km²): the 2nd-largest of 2012's 18 large fires, and the 158th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Northern Rockies, burning 12,196 ha there, under 1% of the mountain resort municipality's land. The whole fire covered a small fraction of the land area of Northern Rockies.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Rockies | 12,196 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
1 earlier large fire had burned part of this ground, and 2 later large fires burned into it again.
- 2003Wildfire G9023926,874 ha in all353 ha shared
- 2017Wildfire G915344,655 ha in all167 ha shared
- 2023Wildfire G90288768,915 ha in all5,263 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 | G90160 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2012 |
| Started | July 4, 2012 |
| Declared out | November 21, 2012 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 12,196 ha (122 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Suhm Creek |
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 2012: White Spruce Creek wildfire. Smaller: Lennard Creek wildfire. Every large fire of 2012 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?