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BC wildfire G80270 · 2024 · 25,380 ha
Sikanni Park wildfire, 2024
The Sikanni Park wildfire started on May 1, 2024, caused by lightning. It burned on through the winter and was declared out on March 31, 2025. Its mapped perimeter covers 25,380 ha (254 km²): the 5th-largest of 2024's 50 large fires, and the 77th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Northern Rockies, burning 23,388 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; its largest parts are shown; 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 | 23,388 ha | under 1% |
| Peace River, Electoral Area B | 1,992 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 2 later large fires burned into it again.
- 2018Wildfire G819161,277 ha in all819 ha shared
- 2023Wildfire G9027342,839 ha in all267 ha shared
- 2025Wildfire G803961,885 ha in all1,537 ha shared
- 2025Wildfire G9042512,445 ha in all1,484 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 | G80270 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024 |
| Started | May 1, 2024 |
| Declared out | March 31, 2025 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Area inside the perimeter | 25,380 ha (254 km²) |
| Location, as the province describes it | Dehacho 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.
Larger in 2024: Shetland Creek wildfire. Smaller: Argenta Creek wildfire. Every large fire of 2024 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?