2024 British Columbia Wildfire History
British Columbia recorded 1,697 wildfires and 1,081,159 hectares burned in the Province's published year-over-year statistics. The season was much smaller by area than 2023 but still well above many recent B.C. seasons.
Still a major B.C. fire year
What stands out about 2024
More than 70% of 2024 B.C. wildfires were attributed to lightning in the Province's year-end release.
Area burned fell substantially from the 2023 record.
This page summarizes historical provincial reporting; it is not a reconstruction from FireRadar's 2026 archive.
Official source
Government of British Columbia — 2025 wildfire summary and five-year comparison. Provincial statistics for 2025 with comparable 2024 and 2023 figures.
Review source material →What this page does not claim
This is not a reconstructed live map of every moment in 2024, not proof of a fire’s status on a particular day, and not a substitute for agency incident archives. FireRadar’s interactive retained-history product begins with its own observation window and remains clearly separate.
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