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BC wildfire K52318 · 2023 · 13,757 ha
Eagle Bluff wildfire, 2023
The Eagle Bluff wildfire started on July 29, 2023. It was declared out on October 26, 2023. Its mapped perimeter covers 13,757 ha (138 km²): the 37th-largest of 2023's 119 large fires, and the 135th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Osoyoos, burning 26 ha there, 3% of the town's land. The whole fire covered about 13 times the land area of Osoyoos.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A | 6,186 ha | 23% |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B | 895 ha | 4% |
| Osoyoos | 26 ha | 3% |
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.
- 1994Wildfire K501232,703 ha in all2,693 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 | K52318 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023 |
| Started | July 29, 2023 |
| Declared out | October 26, 2023 |
| Cause | unknown or not recorded |
| Area inside the perimeter | 13,757 ha (138 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: McDougall Creek wildfire. Smaller: Wildfire G92947. Every large fire of 2023 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?