V71498 Fire

Name: V71498
Start: August 12, 2025
Location: V71498

Last updated: Sep 15, 2025

Started August 12, 2025 – 3,518 hectares burned

This page is for a fire from the 2025 fire season.

Contained

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V71498 fire is a wildfire in British Columbia.

The fire started on August 12, 2025. As of the last update Sep 15, 2025, it is approximately 3,518 hectares and is classified as Contained.

There has been no significant change in the fire's size or status since August 29, 2025.

Nearby Places

These distances are based on approximate fire boundaries that are only updated a few times a day. They will NOT be current and should not be relied on.
They are useful for general awareness of the fire's location relative to other places only.

Port Alberni

7.91 km

Parksville

32.25 km

Qualicum Beach

26.77 km

Chuchakacook 4

3.49 km

Cous 3

3.94 km

Alberni 2

5.48 km

Ahahswinis 1

11.02 km

Tsahaheh 1

11.84 km

MacMillan Park

11.88 km

Mount Arrowsmith Park

12.99 km

Little Qualicum Falls Park

14.04 km

Fossli Park

15.01 km

Klehkoot 2

16.01 km

Sproat Lake Park

17.25 km

Horne Lake Caves Park

18.29 km

Tseoowa 4

20.13 km

Spider Lake Park

20.17 km

Stamp River Park

20.58 km

Taylor Arm Park

22.36 km

Ahmitsa 5

22.69 km

Saouk 16

23.35 km

Nitinat River Park

23.68 km

Chuchummisapo 15

23.96 km

Wokitsas 14

26.06 km

Qualicum

26.34 km

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V71950
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V72141
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V70995
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V71481
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V71861
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V70527
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Timeline of Fire

August 12, 2025: Fire Started
August 12, 2025: 100 hectares
August 12, 2025: 630 hectares ( + 530% )
August 13, 2025: 859 hectares ( + 36% )
August 13, 2025: 1,391 hectares ( + 62% )
August 13, 2025: 1,447 hectares ( + 4% )
August 14, 2025: 1,618 hectares ( + 12% )
August 14, 2025: 2,156 hectares ( + 33% )
August 15, 2025: 3,406 hectares ( + 58% )
August 16, 2025: 3,668 hectares ( + 8% )
August 17, 2025: 3,671 hectares
August 20, 2025: 3,603 hectares ( -2% )
August 21, 2025: Status changed to Being Held
August 25, 2025: 3,525 hectares ( -1% )
August 28, 2025: 3,515 hectares
August 29, 2025: 3,518 hectares
September 16, 2025: Status changed to Contained

Fire Maps

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Hotspots

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6 - 12 hours

12 - 24 hours

Map uses data from:
Canadian Forest Service. 2022. Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS), Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta. http://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca.

References

This page includes fire and hotspot information from the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System