Imported official historical records · British Columbia

West Kelowna wildfire history

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

Current West Kelowna wildfire map →Open Historical Playback →
Within 25 km
82

Imported records with usable coordinates.

Within 50 km
241

Not a prediction of future wildfire likelihood.

Nearest within 100 km
1.5 km

Approximate straight-line distance from the community anchor.

Years represented
19

Years with at least one imported record within 50 km.

Historical record highlights

Nearest imported record

2023-K51745

Distance
1.5 km
Year
2023
Ignition date
Jul 15, 2023
Source-reported size
0 ha
Largest reported record within 50 km

McDougall Creek

Distance
6.2 km
Year
2023
Cause
Unknown
Source-reported size
13,970.4 ha

Historical years represented within 50 km

2023202220212020201920182017201620142012201120092008200720052004200220012000
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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