Official historical wildfire records · British Columbia

Williams Lake wildfire history

Explore official historical wildfire records near Williams Lake. These older records are kept separate from FireRadar's own observation archive, which begins in 2026.

Within 25 km
80

Official records with mapped locations.

Within 50 km
202

Not a prediction of future wildfire likelihood.

Nearest within 100 km
2 km

Approximate straight-line distance from Williams Lake.

Years represented
17

Years with at least one official record within 50 km.

Historical record highlights

Nearest historical fire

2022-C22814

Distance
2 km
Year
2022
Ignition date
Oct 31, 2022
Source-reported size
0 ha
Largest reported record within 50 km

2018-C22371

Distance
28.7 km
Year
2018
Cause
Lightning
Source-reported size
300 ha

Historical years represented within 50 km

20232022202120202019201820172015201320122010200920082006200320022001
Source and coverage

Where this history comes from

BC Wildfire Fire Incident Locations - Historical

Jurisdiction: BC
Years included: Not explicitly supplied in source metadata
Added to FireRadar: 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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