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BC wildfire K51490 · 2026 · 25,163 ha
Bald Range wildfire, 2026
The Bald Range wildfire started on August 7, 2026. Its mapped perimeter covers 25,163 ha (252 km²): the 5th-largest of this season's 27 large fires, and the 78th-largest in BC since 1990. It reached Summerland, burning 3,085 ha there, 40% of the district municipality's land. The whole fire covered about 3.5 times the land area of Summerland. This season's perimeter as last mapped on August 29, 2026 (status: under control); its size can still change.
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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 F | 19,938 ha | 33% |
| Summerland | 3,085 ha | 40% |
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.
- 2018Wildfire K512641,790 ha in all839 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 | K51490 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026 |
| Started | August 7, 2026 |
| Declared out | not yet (under control) |
| Cause | unknown or not recorded |
| Area inside the perimeter | 25,163 ha (252 km²) |
| Perimeter mapped | August 29, 2026 |
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 2026: Bonanza Creek wildfire. Smaller: Brunswick Creek wildfire. Every large fire of 2026 · all seasons since 1990 · has my property burned?