Official imported history · British Columbia

McDougall Creek Wildfire (2023)

BC Wildfire Service reports the McDougall Creek wildfire (K52767) at 13,970.4 hectares, discovered August 15, 2023 with cause listed as undetermined in the season table.

Year
2023
Reported area
13,970.4 ha
Fire ID / discovery
K52767
August 15, 2023
Cause
Undetermined
Only shown when the cited source supplies it.
Why this event matters

Historical significance

McDougall Creek became a major Okanagan interface incident during the severe mid-August 2023 fire-weather event. Historical size and cause are kept tied to the provincial season source rather than inferred from current FireRadar records.

Official source

BC Wildfire Service — Wildfire Season Summary. Province-published annual season summaries and Wildfires of Note tables with source-reported fire identifiers, area, discovery dates and cause fields where supplied.

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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.

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