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BC wildfire G80068 · 2016 · 84,574 ha
Siphon Creek wildfire, 2016
The Siphon Creek wildfire started on April 18, 2016, caused by people. It burned on through the winter and was declared out on April 3, 2017. Its mapped perimeter covers 84,574 ha (846 km²): the largest of 2016's 4 large fires, and the 23rd-largest in BC since 1990. 73% of it was in Peace River, Electoral Area B. The nearest municipality, Fort St. John, is roughly 61 km away; the fire covered about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peace River, Electoral Area B | 61,965 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 later large fire burned into it again.
- 2025Alces River wildfire4,207 ha in all2,933 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 | G80068 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2016 |
| Started | April 18, 2016 |
| Declared out | April 3, 2017 |
| Cause | People |
| Area inside the perimeter | 84,574 ha (846 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Siphon Creek Road / Doig Reserve |
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: Beatton Airport Road wildfire. Every large fire of 2016 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?