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The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [ 1 ]
The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
A map of evacuation orders and warnings for the Border 2 Fire in California, as of January 24, 2025. Areas in red are under evacuation orders and areas in yellow are under evacuation warnings ...
Real time maps from California Fire Department show how the blaze has spread to over 3,000 acres of land – an area twice the size of Central Park Malibu fire map: 3,000 acres of California ...
Coal Creek, British Columbia: West Coast 128 1902 December 27: Wanstead train disaster: Train wreck Wanstead, Ontario (Wanstead, Ontario) Central Canada 1903 January 14: 1903 Hamilton Powder Company explosion: Explosion Departure Bay, British Columbia: West Coast 12 [3] 1903 April 29: Frank Slide at Turtle Mountain Geologic collapse
A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department.
Fire Size Date discovered Status Ref 1 Tweedsmuir Complex fire 301,549 hectares (745,140 acres) August 8 Out [11] 2 Johnny Creek Fire 156,775 hectares (387,400 acres) August 4 Out [12] 3 Alkali Lake Complex fire 121,215 hectares (299,530 acres) August 1 Out [13] 4 Lutz Creek Complex fire 100,799 hectares (249,080 acres) August 4 Out [12] 5