Salmon Arm Wildfire (1998)
BC Wildfire Service reports that the 1998 Salmon Arm wildfire burned more than 6,000 hectares, caused approximately 7,000 evacuations and destroyed 40 buildings.
Historical significance
The event remains an important Shuswap wildfire-history reference. FireRadar preserves the Province's greater-than area wording instead of manufacturing false precision.
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 1998 conditions.