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British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018.
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British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018. The Eagle Bluff wildfire is seen burning from Anarchist Mountain, outside of Osoyoos, 小蓝视频, in a Saturday, July 29, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Michelle Genberg, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018.

Here are some statistics about the current season from the 小蓝视频 Wildfire Service website, as of 2:30 p.m. Pacific time, July 31.

Total area burned: 15,409 square kilometres

Fires currently burning: 361, including 13 fires of note

New fires in the past 24 hours: 28

Out-of-control fires: 199

Total number of fires this season: 1,554

Causes of all fires: Lightning, 70.5 per cent; humans (deliberate and accidental), 24 per cent; unknown, 5.5 per cent.

Biggest single fire: Donnie Creek fire, northeastern 小蓝视频, 5,831 square kilometres. (unchanged on 小蓝视频WS website since July 18) 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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