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BC wildfire K51406 · 2017 · 12,246 ha
Wildfire K51406, 2017
Wildfire K51406 started on July 23, 2017, caused by people. It was declared out on October 19, 2017. Its mapped perimeter covers 12,246 ha (122 km²): the 11th-largest of 2017's 43 large fires, and the 157th-largest in BC since 1990. 71% of it was in Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G. The nearest municipality, Princeton, is roughly 30 km away; the fire covered about 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G | 8,636 ha | 4% |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H | 3,609 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 earlier large fires had burned part of this ground, and 1 later large fire burned into it again.
- 2006Border Lake wildfire1,823 ha in all202 ha shared
- 2006Tatoosh (Canada) wildfire19,442 ha in all170 ha shared
- 2018Wildfire K612412,373 ha in all722 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 | K51406 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017 |
| Started | July 23, 2017 |
| Declared out | October 19, 2017 |
| Cause | People |
| Area inside the perimeter | 12,246 ha (122 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Diamond Creek Fire, USA |
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 2017: Wildwood wildfire. Smaller: Quinn Creek wildfire. Every large fire of 2017 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?