BC Wildfire Service Releases 2025 Wildfire Summary

On December 29, 2025, British Columbia Wildfire Service (BCWS) released its 2025 Wildfire Season Summary, showing that while the season was less destructive than recent years, wildfires continued to affect communities across BC.

Since April 1, 2025, more than 1,350 wildfires burned an estimated 886,360 hectares (2,190,243 acres) across the province. While severe, the total area burned was below levels seen in 2023 and 2024, although still higher than several earlier seasons. Wildfire seasons over the past five years compare as follows:

• 2024: 1,697 wildfires; 1,081,159 hectares burned
• 2023: 2,293 wildfires; 2,840,104 hectares burned
• 2022: 1,801 wildfires; 135,235 hectares burned
• 2021: 1,647 wildfires; 869,300 hectares burned
• 2020: 670 wildfires; 14, 536 hectares burned

BC officials said the province continues to build on lessons learned, expanding the use of wildfire predictive technology, night-vision resources, and interagency cooperation to strengthen community resilience.

“We’re coming off our second-worst wildfire season in Canadian history,” said Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests. “From technology to equipment and training, all to protect people and communities, the BC Wildfire Service has shown us that they are a global leader in wildfire work.”