Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Decade

Number of Recorded Fires: 22
Lightning-caused: 11 (50%)
Human-caused: 11 (50%)
Fires Actioned: 16 (73%)

Total Area Burned: 348 hectares
Lightning-caused: 280 hectares (80%)
Human-caused: 68 hectares (20%)

Beaver Creek District Fires in 1970–1979
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
BC-001 1970 May 01 BC 62.30 -140.63 H SA AZ A 0.01
BC-002 1970 Jun 10 BC 62.66 -140.66 H IA AZ C 8.00
BC-003 1970 Jul 21 BC 61.80 -140.05 H IA AZ A 0.01
BC-004 1970 Jul 22 BC 62.67 -139.25 H IA AZ C 1.20
BC-001 1971 Jun 22 BC 62.96 -140.20 L SA AZ D 24.00
BC-002 1971 Jun 25 BC 62.30 -140.48 L IA AZ C 3.00
BC-003 1971 Jun 25 BC 62.03 -140.36 L DA AZ D 20.00
BC-001 1972 Jun 15 BC 62.58 -140.67 H IA AZ D 32.40
BC-002 1972 Jun 16 BC 62.05 -138.05 L SA AZ E 227.64 6.3
BC-001 1973 May 25 BC 62.08 -140.70 H IA AZ A 0.01
BC-001 1975 Jul 08 BC 62.10 -137.85 L IA OB A 0.02
BC-001 1976 May 23 BC 62.33 -140.97 L None AZ B 0.60
BC-002 1976 Jun 05 BC 62.62 -140.97 H IA AZ B 0.20
BC-003 1976 Jun 25 BC 62.62 -140.97 L IA AZ A 0.10
BC-004 1976 Jun 25 BC 62.70 -140.95 L IA AZ B 0.50
BC-005 1976 Jun 28 BC 62.20 -138.98 L IA AZ B 0.80
BC-007 1976 Jul 06 BC 62.15 -138.47 H None OB D 24.60
BC-006 1976 Aug 02 BC 62.88 -140.58 H None OB A 0.01
BC-001 1977 Jun 04 BC 62.45 -140.83 L IA AZ A 0.10
BC-002 1977 Aug 25 BC 62.00 -140.62 H None AZ A 0.01
BC-003 1977 Sep 10 BC 61.97 -140.65 H None AZ C 2.00
BC-001 1979 Jun 20 BC 62.53 -139.50 L None OB C 3.00