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BC wildfire G80340 · 2018 · 21,795 ha
Wildfire G80340, 2018
Wildfire G80340 started on May 20, 2018, caused by lightning. It was declared out on December 6, 2018. Its mapped perimeter covers 21,795 ha (218 km²): the 12th-largest of 2018's 84 large fires, and the 92nd-largest in BC since 1990. All of it was in Peace River, Electoral Area B. The nearest municipality, Fort St. John, is roughly 117 km away; the fire covered about 6.5 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 | 21,795 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.
- 1990Wildfire G8002223,767 ha in all3,342 ha shared
- 2021Beatton River wildfire3,359 ha in all225 ha shared
- 2023Donnie Creek wildfire619,073 ha in all2,165 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 | G80340 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018 |
| Started | May 20, 2018 |
| Declared out | December 6, 2018 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 21,795 ha (218 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Beatton River |
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 2018: Wildfire G82215. Smaller: Wildfire R11921. Every large fire of 2018 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?