Imported official historical records · British Columbia

Penticton wildfire history

Explore source-backed historical wildfire records near Penticton. This page uses imported official historical incident points and keeps them separate from FireRadar's own observation archive, which begins in 2026.

Current Penticton wildfire map →Open Historical Playback →
Within 25 km
96

Imported records with usable coordinates.

Within 50 km
264

Not a prediction of future wildfire likelihood.

Nearest within 100 km
1.4 km

Approximate straight-line distance from the community anchor.

Years represented
20

Years with at least one imported record within 50 km.

Historical record highlights

Nearest imported record

2023-K50660

Distance
1.4 km
Year
2023
Ignition date
Jun 7, 2023
Source-reported size
0.1 ha
Largest reported record within 50 km

Crater Creek

Distance
49.6 km
Year
2023
Cause
Lightning
Source-reported size
46,504.2 ha

Historical years represented within 50 km

20232022202120202019201820172016201520142012201120092008200720042003200220012000
Provenance and coverage

Where this history comes from

BC Wildfire Fire Incident Locations - Historical

Jurisdiction: BC
Years: ?–?
Imported: Jul 23, 2026

How to interpret this page

  • • Historical results are reconstructed from imported official archives and are not FireRadar observations from before FireRadar existed.
  • • A zero count is shown only when the selected location's province or territory matches a completed imported source and the coordinate passes that source's defensive coverage bounds.
  • • Counts include only records with usable coordinates in the imported source.
  • • Missing historical status or perimeter transitions remain missing; FireRadar does not reconstruct them.
  • • A historical source-reported size is preserved as published and is not automatically treated as final burned area.
  • • Distances are approximate straight-line distances from the selected coordinate.
  • • Historical proximity is context, not a FireRadar property-risk score, fire-spread forecast, insurance conclusion or statement of future safety.

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