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BC wildfire K51264 · 2018 · 1,790 ha
Wildfire K51264, 2018
Wildfire K51264 started on July 17, 2017, caused by lightning. It burned on through the winter and was declared out on April 24, 2019. Its mapped perimeter covers 1,790 ha: the 63rd-largest of 2018's 84 large fires, and the 561st-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Summerland, burning 470 ha there, 6% of the district municipality's land. The whole fire covered about 23% of the land area of Summerland.
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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 F | 936 ha | 2% |
| Summerland | 470 ha | 6% |
| Central Okanagan West | 383 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.
- 2026Bald Range wildfire25,163 ha in all839 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 | K51264 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018 |
| Started | July 17, 2017 |
| Declared out | April 24, 2019 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 1,790 ha |
| Location, as the province describes it | Mt Eneas |
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: Sage Creek wildfire. Smaller: Wildfire G51636. Every large fire of 2018 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?