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BC wildfire V11337 · 2023 · 17,561 ha
Kookipi Creek wildfire, 2023
The Kookipi Creek wildfire started on July 8, 2023, caused by lightning. It was declared out on December 6, 2023. Its mapped perimeter covers 17,561 ha (176 km²): the 32nd-largest of 2023's 119 large fires, and the 114th-largest in BC since 1990. 68% of it was in Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A. The nearest municipality, Lytton, is roughly 20 km away; the fire covered about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A | 12,011 ha | 5% |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country) | 5,427 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 1 later large fire burned into it again.
- 1998Wildfire V100971,245 ha in all1,243 ha shared
- 2021Mowhokam Creek wildfire5,098 ha in all93 ha shared
- 2026Brunswick Creek wildfire9,544 ha in all285 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 | V11337 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023 |
| Started | July 8, 2023 |
| Declared out | December 6, 2023 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 17,561 ha (176 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.
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