Binta Lake Wildfire (2010)
BC Wildfire Service reports that the Binta Lake wildfire south of Burns Lake reached a final size of 40,000 hectares and was the largest single blaze of the 2010 B.C. season.
Historical significance
The Province notes rapid growth during a dry and windy period and associated evacuation orders and alerts. FireRadar presents those historical impacts without backdating its own observation history.
Official source
BC Wildfire Service — Major Historical Wildfires. Province-published historical summaries of significant British Columbia wildfires, including reported final area and documented community impacts where supplied.
Review source material →What this page does not claim
This is not a live incident page, a complete reconstruction of every operational update, a current evacuation or restriction source, or proof of a fire's exact perimeter at a particular moment. Current decisions should use current official sources.
Current wildfire maps for related communities
These links show today's FireRadar context near communities connected to the historical event. They do not recreate 2010 conditions.