Plateau Complex (2017)
BC Wildfire Service reports that the Plateau Complex on the Chilcotin Plateau covered a combined 545,151 hectares after nearly 20 separate fires merged.
Historical significance
The Province describes the Plateau Complex as the largest fire in British Columbia's recorded history at the time of the 2017 season summary. The combined-area figure is preserved as a complex total rather than treated as one original ignition.
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.
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 2017 conditions.