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BC wildfire K61882 · 2021 · 19,336 ha
Wildfire K61882, 2021
Wildfire K61882 started on July 13, 2021, caused by lightning. It was declared out on November 21, 2021. Its mapped perimeter covers 19,336 ha (193 km²): the 11th-largest of 2021's 59 large fires, and the 104th-largest in BC since 1990. All of it was in Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South). The nearest municipality, Merritt, is roughly 35 km away; the fire covered about 7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) | 19,336 ha | 8% |
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 1 later large fire burned into it again.
- 2018Wildfire K623172,136 ha in all62 ha shared
- 2025Mine Creek wildfire2,904 ha in all382 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 | K61882 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021 |
| Started | July 13, 2021 |
| Declared out | November 21, 2021 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 19,336 ha (193 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | July Mountain |
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 2021: Nk' Mip Creek wildfire. Smaller: Momich Lake wildfire. Every large fire of 2021 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?