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BC wildfire N51765 · 2021 · 14,248 ha
Michaud Creek #1 wildfire, 2021
The Michaud Creek #1 wildfire started on July 3, 2021, caused by lightning. It was declared out on October 7, 2021. Its mapped perimeter covers 14,248 ha (142 km²): the 15th-largest of 2021's 59 large fires, and the 130th-largest in BC since 1990. 99% of it was in Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J. The nearest municipality, Castlegar, is roughly 45 km away; the fire covered about 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J | 14,079 ha | 8% |
| Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks | 169 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
No other fire of 1,000 ha or more since 1990 overlaps this one by 50 ha or more.
The record
| Fire number | N51765 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021 |
| Started | July 3, 2021 |
| Declared out | October 7, 2021 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 14,248 ha (142 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Michaud Creek |
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.
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