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Despite the late drought conditions, the 2022 wildfire season remained below normal in terms of number of fires and area burned statistics. As of October 31, the BC Wildfire Service had detected 1,758 wildfires resulting in approximately 133,437 hectares of area burned.
Dec 26, 2022 · Smoke from a fire in Minnekhada Regional Park is pictured in Coquitlam, British Columbia, on Oct. 3. In 2022, many fires burned well into October, including in Metro Vancouver.
Apr 26, 2024 · The current 10-year average, taken from 2012 to 2022, is 1,483 wildfires from April 1 to March 31 the following year. On average, 42% of these are human-caused and 58% are lightning-caused. The following table shows general statistics of wildfire activity in B.C. since 2008.
YearTotal FiresTotal HectaresHuman-caused (%)20232,2932,840,104609 (26%)20221,801135,235578 (32%)20211,647869,300633 (38%)202067014,536395 (59%)2 days ago · Chart and data: Total Precipitation - Monthly data (1 year) for Vancouver for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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