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BC wildfire G90273 · 2023 · 42,839 ha
Wildfire G90273, 2023
Wildfire G90273 started on May 11, 2023, caused by lightning. Its mapped perimeter covers 42,839 ha (428 km²): the 14th-largest of 2023's 119 large fires, and the 48th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Northern Rockies, burning 26,295 ha there, under 1% of the mountain resort municipality's land. The whole fire covered a small fraction of the land area of Northern Rockies.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Rockies | 26,295 ha | under 1% |
| Peace River, Electoral Area B | 16,543 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
2 earlier large fires had burned part of this ground, and 3 later large fires burned into it again.
- 2015Mount Bigfoot wildfire2,421 ha in all825 ha shared
- 2018Wildfire G819161,277 ha in all167 ha shared
- 2024Sikanni Park wildfire25,380 ha in all267 ha shared
- 2025Wildfire G803961,885 ha in all345 ha shared
- 2025Wildfire G9042512,445 ha in all307 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 | G90273 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023 |
| Started | May 11, 2023 |
| Declared out | not recorded |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 42,839 ha (428 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 2023: Tatuk Lake wildfire. Smaller: Oppy Lake wildfire. Every large fire of 2023 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?