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BC wildfire R11498 · 2018 · 92,412 ha
Wildfire R11498, 2018
Wildfire R11498 started on July 27, 2018, caused by people. It was declared out on December 7, 2018. Its mapped perimeter covers 92,412 ha (924 km²): the 4th-largest of 2018's 84 large fires, and the 19th-largest in BC since 1990. 63% of it was in Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D. The nearest municipality, Fraser Lake, is roughly 20 km away; the fire covered about 171 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D | 58,672 ha | 12% |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C | 22,903 ha | under 1% |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B | 9,950 ha | 3% |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F | 1,182 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.
- 2017Sutherland Road wildfire1,590 ha in all247 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 | R11498 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018 |
| Started | July 27, 2018 |
| Declared out | December 7, 2018 |
| Cause | People |
| Area inside the perimeter | 92,412 ha (924 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Shovel Lake |
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 R92033. Smaller: Wildfire R21721. Every large fire of 2018 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?