Swiss Wildfire (1983)
BC Wildfire Service reports the 1983 Swiss wildfire south of Houston at a final size of 18,208 hectares after rapid growth during dry and windy conditions.
Historical significance
The Province records evacuations and residential losses associated with the fire. FireRadar presents those details as historical reporting from the cited source, not as part of its modern observation archive.
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.
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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 1983 conditions.