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.
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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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 2023 conditions.