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Central Coast C fire, July 2021 Central Coast C, Cariboo J

Out · last detection 15 Oct 2021, 11:45 UTC

The fire started on 3 July 2021 in Central Coast C, Canada, and satellites saw it burning for 105 days. Canada’s CWFIS (Natural Resources Canada) mapped an official burnt perimeter of 1,687 hectares from satellite imagery, spread across 2 census subdivisions.

It is the 328th largest in British Columbia since 2016 (of 448 with a page). Number 248 in Canada in 2021, of 304.

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Burnt area
1,687ha
official perimeter (CWFIS)
Duration
105days
3 Jul 2021 – 15 Oct 2021
Census subdivisions hit
2
municipalities
Started on
3 Jul
2021
Heat detections
518
in a single hotspot: 182 MW
Danger at start
1
Very low · FWI index
Average daily power
536MW
detected power per day, on average

Where it burned

HOTSPOTS BY DAY 3 Jul15 Oct
15 Oct 2021

How it evolved, day by day

4 Jul 2021 · 49 MW · 5 6 Jul 2021 · 116 MW · 10 7 Jul 2021 · 699 MW · 15 8 Jul 2021 · 2,276 MW · 52 9 Jul 2021 · 2,197 MW · 64 10 Jul 2021 · 423 MW · 23 11 Jul 2021 · 1,145 MW · 74 12 Jul 2021 · 1,971 MW · 64 13 Jul 2021 · 464 MW · 54 14 Jul 2021 · 829 MW · 79 16 Jul 2021 · 8 MW · 1 1 Aug 2021 · 893 MW · 35 2 Aug 2021 · 48 MW · 13 11 Aug 2021 · 17 MW · 11 12 Aug 2021 · 2 MW · 1 13 Aug 2021 · 89 MW · 7 21 Aug 2021 · 26 MW · 4 4 Sept 2021 · 7 MW · 2 12 Oct 2021 · 5 MW · 1 13 Oct 2021 · 2 MW · 2 15 Oct 2021 · 1 MW · 1
4 Jul 8 Jul 11 Jul 14 Jul 2 Aug 13 Aug 12 Oct

Fire radiative power detected each day, in megawatts, and number of hotspots. The magenta bar marks the peak day.

The weather it burned in

27°high
77km/h · peak gust
24%lowest humidity

It had gone 2 days without rain (1 mm or more) when it started. Rain came after the fire: 14.8 mm on 16 Oct.

This area had burned before

No earlier perimeters overlap this fire since 2016, when the satellite record begins.

How big is it?

10 km
It burned the equivalent of 1.1% of the area of London (17 km² against 1,583 km²).

London boundary: geoBoundaries · Office for National Statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0).

This compares size, not location: both shapes are at the same scale, north up, centred on each other.

What happened to each census subdivision

  1. Central Coast C where it started
    985 ha reached on 4 Jul
    0.2 %
  2. Cariboo J
    713 ha reached on 9 Jul
    0.0 %

Burnt area inside each census subdivision, from crossing the official perimeter with administrative boundaries. The distance runs from the point marking the centre of each area to the nearest fire: staying a kilometre away does not mean it reached the houses.

People and buildings inside the perimeter

GHSL 2020
Built-up area< 0.1 ha
Residents< 20

Inside the perimeter there was no noticeable built-up land and almost nobody lived there (GHSL 2020, satellite-based estimate).

This is an estimate on 100 m cells, made from satellite imagery and census data: it does not mean that homes burned or that anyone was harmed. The perimeter also contains land that never burned.

Source: Global Human Settlement Layer (GHS-BUILT-S and GHS-POP R2023A), European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), © European Union, CC BY 4.0. Sum inside the perimeter computed by WorldFires. human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu

The weather day by day

ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at the fire location, the standard reference for past weather, and the Canadian Fire Weather Index (the same system Copernicus uses), computed by WorldFires from that data. Days after the fire run until the first rain.

Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5)

Day High Min. humidity Peak gust Rain Danger (FWI)
3 Jul 21.5 °C 41 % 29 km/h 7.0 mm Very low 1
4 Jul 20.4 °C 44 % 23 km/h 0.1 mm Very low 2
5 Jul 20.3 °C 43 % 24 km/h 1.2 mm Very low 3
6 Jul 23.1 °C 33 % 25 km/h 0.4 mm Low 8
7 Jul 22.6 °C 40 % 38 km/h 0.4 mm Moderate 12
8 Jul 22.8 °C 33 % 35 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 14
9 Jul 21.8 °C 42 % 23 km/h 0.3 mm Moderate 13
10 Jul 18.9 °C 41 % 46 km/h 0.6 mm Moderate 12
11 Jul 21.8 °C 32 % 28 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 14
12 Jul 24.6 °C 28 % 28 km/h 0.7 mm Moderate 15
13 Jul 24.9 °C 31 % 35 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 18
14 Jul 20.9 °C 31 % 36 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 18
15 Jul 17.1 °C 42 % 29 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 16
16 Jul 14.5 °C 63 % 38 km/h 6.0 mm Very low 0
17 Jul 14.7 °C 60 % 33 km/h 4.9 mm Very low 0
18 Jul 15.2 °C 39 % 25 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 1
19 Jul 18.0 °C 34 % 28 km/h 1.7 mm Very low 2
20 Jul 15.2 °C 50 % 36 km/h 1.7 mm Very low 2
21 Jul 10.0 °C 54 % 48 km/h 6.1 mm Very low 0
22 Jul 12.1 °C 53 % 41 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 1
23 Jul 13.0 °C 64 % 30 km/h 0.2 mm Very low 1
24 Jul 16.5 °C 47 % 35 km/h 1.4 mm Very low 2
25 Jul 16.1 °C 56 % 42 km/h 2.6 mm Very low 1
26 Jul 14.1 °C 58 % 38 km/h 1.0 mm Very low 1
27 Jul 19.3 °C 30 % 33 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 5
28 Jul 19.5 °C 45 % 36 km/h 0.0 mm Low 7
29 Jul 23.6 °C 28 % 21 km/h 0.0 mm Low 11
30 Jul 25.3 °C 25 % 29 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 14
31 Jul 26.3 °C 27 % 31 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 16
1 Aug 26.0 °C 35 % 32 km/h 1.0 mm Low 10
2 Aug 23.2 °C 34 % 37 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 14
3 Aug 22.5 °C 37 % 35 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 14
4 Aug 23.6 °C 41 % 30 km/h 0.8 mm Low 10
5 Aug 16.3 °C 67 % 42 km/h 5.0 mm Very low 0
6 Aug 12.4 °C 47 % 37 km/h 1.3 mm Very low 2
7 Aug 12.7 °C 57 % 36 km/h 2.0 mm Very low 1
8 Aug 22.2 °C 36 % 39 km/h 0.1 mm Very low 5
9 Aug 16.1 °C 63 % 47 km/h 0.2 mm Low 6
10 Aug 21.6 °C 50 % 57 km/h 0.0 mm Low 10
11 Aug 24.2 °C 32 % 40 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 14
12 Aug 26.3 °C 25 % 21 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 16
13 Aug 27.2 °C 24 % 42 km/h 0.0 mm High 21
14 Aug 19.8 °C 46 % 50 km/h 0.1 mm Moderate 18
15 Aug 16.6 °C 62 % 71 km/h 1.2 mm Low 6
16 Aug 13.0 °C 38 % 31 km/h 0.0 mm Low 8
17 Aug 19.7 °C 29 % 27 km/h 0.0 mm Moderate 13
18 Aug 14.4 °C 65 % 40 km/h 0.1 mm Low 11
19 Aug 17.6 °C 41 % 28 km/h 0.5 mm Moderate 12
20 Aug 18.1 °C 38 % 31 km/h 0.7 mm Low 10
21 Aug 17.2 °C 39 % 53 km/h 1.0 mm Low 10
22 Aug 10.8 °C 54 % 47 km/h 4.6 mm Very low 1
23 Aug 12.0 °C 48 % 23 km/h 0.1 mm Very low 2
24 Aug 16.0 °C 40 % 19 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 4
25 Aug 15.5 °C 41 % 34 km/h 1.7 mm Very low 4
26 Aug 11.5 °C 69 % 44 km/h 7.7 mm Very low 0
27 Aug 13.1 °C 56 % 34 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 1
28 Aug 15.6 °C 50 % 54 km/h 1.1 mm Very low 3
29 Aug 13.8 °C 40 % 34 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 4
30 Aug 10.2 °C 47 % 36 km/h 2.1 mm Very low 2
31 Aug 10.7 °C 51 % 33 km/h 0.7 mm Very low 2
1 Sept 14.5 °C 34 % 25 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 5
2 Sept 18.3 °C 28 % 22 km/h 0.0 mm Low 9
3 Sept 11.3 °C 70 % 24 km/h 2.5 mm Very low 1
4 Sept 15.8 °C 49 % 60 km/h 3.9 mm Very low 1
5 Sept 12.1 °C 52 % 44 km/h 0.9 mm Very low 1
6 Sept 12.7 °C 49 % 30 km/h 3.7 mm Very low 0
7 Sept 18.8 °C 38 % 37 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 2
8 Sept 13.5 °C 75 % 32 km/h 16.3 mm Very low 0
9 Sept 9.2 °C 87 % 25 km/h 11.5 mm Very low 0
10 Sept 15.6 °C 47 % 32 km/h 0.2 mm Very low 0
11 Sept 13.1 °C 47 % 30 km/h 0.1 mm Very low 0
12 Sept 10.9 °C 49 % 28 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 1
13 Sept 12.2 °C 49 % 31 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 1
14 Sept 12.0 °C 48 % 50 km/h 5.6 mm Very low 0
15 Sept 7.3 °C 46 % 50 km/h 0.7 mm Very low 0
16 Sept 9.3 °C 35 % 29 km/h 1.5 mm Very low 0
17 Sept 3.6 °C 85 % 35 km/h 16.9 mm Very low 0
18 Sept 7.9 °C 52 % 50 km/h 0.7 mm Very low 0
19 Sept 7.5 °C 61 % 46 km/h 1.9 mm Very low 0
20 Sept 5.0 °C 89 % 46 km/h 5.1 mm Very low 0
21 Sept 8.2 °C 77 % 49 km/h 20.2 mm Very low 0
22 Sept 11.8 °C 42 % 46 km/h 0.6 mm Very low 0
23 Sept 7.7 °C 66 % 36 km/h 1.5 mm Very low 0
24 Sept 13.9 °C 36 % 36 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 0
25 Sept 7.8 °C 80 % 28 km/h 7.1 mm Very low 0
26 Sept 11.6 °C 56 % 44 km/h 5.5 mm Very low 0
27 Sept 8.6 °C 50 % 53 km/h 3.4 mm Very low 0
28 Sept 6.4 °C 57 % 49 km/h 1.5 mm Very low 0
29 Sept 6.6 °C 63 % 77 km/h 13.4 mm Very low 0
30 Sept 7.0 °C 62 % 73 km/h 15.0 mm Very low 0
1 Oct 5.2 °C 54 % 40 km/h 0.6 mm Very low 0
2 Oct 5.2 °C 65 % 52 km/h 16.1 mm Very low 0
3 Oct 3.6 °C 45 % 49 km/h 0.8 mm Very low 0
4 Oct 1.8 °C 63 % 20 km/h 2.6 mm Very low 0
5 Oct 0.6 °C 80 % 23 km/h 14.4 mm Very low 0
6 Oct 3.2 °C 73 % 32 km/h 3.0 mm Very low 0
7 Oct 2.1 °C 48 % 27 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 0
8 Oct 7.5 °C 55 % 35 km/h 0.5 mm Very low 0
9 Oct 4.5 °C 81 % 44 km/h 11.7 mm Very low 0
10 Oct 1.8 °C 53 % 41 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 0
11 Oct 3.2 °C 53 % 35 km/h 0.6 mm Very low 0
12 Oct 1.7 °C 76 % 45 km/h 7.8 mm Very low 0
13 Oct 2.5 °C 56 % 32 km/h 0.0 mm Very low 0
14 Oct 4.3 °C 58 % 41 km/h 1.5 mm Very low 0
15 Oct 6.6 °C 65 % 68 km/h 5.4 mm Very low 0
16 Oct after 4.2 °C 84 % 38 km/h 14.8 mm Very low 0

Before and after, from space

Drag the line to compare the same ground before the fire and after it.

Before · 26 Jun 2021
After · 22 Oct 2021

If the day is cloudy, change the date: each satellite passes once a day. In false colour the burnt ground looks brown or red.

Detections table · 518Every satellite heat detection, one by one, with time, satellite, power and coordinates.
⬇ Download CSV Times in UTC. Each detection is a 375 m pixel: a large fire yields hundreds per pass.
Date and timeSatelliteFRP (MW)LatLon

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Frequently asked questions

How long did the Central Coast C fire last?
It burned between 3 July 2021 and 15 October 2021: 105 days, according to the dates recorded by Canada’s CWFIS and the heat detections seen by satellite.
How much area did it burn?
The official perimeter mapped by Canada’s CWFIS (Natural Resources Canada) is 1,687 hectares (16.9 km²). Other tallies, such as those of provincial agencies, may give slightly different figures.
Which census subdivisions burned?
The fire entered 2 census subdivisions: Central Coast C (985 ha, 0.2 %); Cariboo J (713 ha, 0.0 %).
What was the weather like?
During the fire the temperature reached 27.2 °C, humidity dropped to 24 % and gusts hit 77 km/h. The fire danger index (FWI) reached 21, class High.
Where does this data come from?
From the official burnt perimeter of Canada’s CWFIS (NBAC, Natural Resources Canada) or, for the current season and until NBAC publishes it, the one rebuilt by GWIS (Copernicus); from NASA FIRMS VIIRS hotspots; and from the administrative boundaries of Canada. It is not an official report.

Where to verify it

A satellite detection is not an official report. Final figures and the fire’s status are published by each country’s emergency service.

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How we know this
  • Perimeter: NBAC (Natural Resources Canada), official.
  • Dates from the perimeter: the VIIRS detections inside it did not change them. 518 Suomi-NPP VIIRS detections on those dates.
  • We have not matched this page with any official record.
  • Weather: Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis at the fire location, in cells of about 25 km.
  • Built-up area and population come from the JRC Global Human Settlement Layer (epoch 2020, 100 m cells), summed inside the perimeter: an estimate of what was there, not a damage count.

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Where this data comes from

The perimeter is official: it comes from the National Burned Area Composite (NBAC) of the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS), Natural Resources Canada, which maps it on satellite imagery and publishes it under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Until NBAC publishes the current season, this year’s fires carry the perimeter rebuilt from heat detections by GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), which is approximate. Heat detections come from the VIIRS sensors aboard Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20, distributed by NASA FIRMS at 375 m resolution. Census subdivision boundaries come from geoBoundaries ADM3 (Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0). The area per census subdivision is computed by WorldFires by crossing the perimeter with those boundaries, so it may differ slightly from official figures.