Official imported history · British Columbia

Sparks Lake Wildfire (2021)

BC Wildfire Service reports the Sparks Lake wildfire (K21001) at 95,980 hectares, discovered June 28, 2021 and listed as human-caused in the Province's 2021 Wildfires of Note table.

Year
2021
Reported area
95,980 ha
Fire ID / discovery
K21001
June 28, 2021
Cause
Human
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Why this event matters

Historical significance

Sparks Lake became the anchor incident of the Sparks Lake Complex during the severe 2021 season. FireRadar treats the historical source fields as annual reporting, not as a reconstructed current incident feed.

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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