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BC wildfire K71086 · 2021 · 83,671 ha
Lytton Creek wildfire, 2021
The Lytton Creek wildfire started on June 30, 2021, caused by people. It was declared out on November 18, 2021. Its mapped perimeter covers 83,671 ha (837 km²): the 2nd-largest of 2021's 59 large fires, and the 24th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Lytton, burning 424 ha there, 58% of the village's land. The whole fire covered about 115 times the land area of Lytton.
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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 I (Blue Sky Country) | 73,713 ha | 13% |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) | 5,427 ha | 2% |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North) | 1,445 ha | under 1% |
| Lytton | 424 ha | 58% |
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
3 earlier large fires had burned part of this ground, and 1 later large fire burned into it again.
- 1997Wildfire K701031,057 ha in all865 ha shared
- 2005Sleetsis Creek wildfire3,520 ha in all3,519 ha shared
- 2014Wildfire K702701,240 ha in all1,179 ha shared
- 2024Shetland Creek wildfire27,972 ha in all123 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 | K71086 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021 |
| Started | June 30, 2021 |
| Declared out | November 18, 2021 |
| Cause | People |
| Area inside the perimeter | 83,671 ha (837 km²) |
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: Sparks Lake wildfire. Smaller: White Rock Lake wildfire. Every large fire of 2021 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?