Area Disturbed by Fire - Banff

English: The area burned by fire in Banff National Park between 1910 and 2017 is contained in this dataset. The number of hectares burned was calculated either by a GPS track of the fire perimeter (<200 hectares) or by remote sensing (>200 hectares). Measuring area burned allows Parks Canada to calculate departure from historic conditions and to track the progress of fire restoration.

Francais: The area burned by fire in Banff National Park between 1910 and 2017 is contained in this dataset. The number of hectares burned was calculated either by a GPS track of the fire perimeter (<200 hectares) or by remote sensing (>200 hectares). Measuring area burned allows Parks Canada to calculate departure from historic conditions and to track the progress of fire restoration.

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Last Updated January 20, 2026, 00:32 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:36 (UTC)
crisis_categories Feux de forêt
criticality_level Élevé
data_formats CSV
description_fr The area burned by fire in Banff National Park between 1910 and 2017 is contained in this dataset. The number of hectares burned was calculated either by a GPS track of the fire perimeter (<200 hectares) or by remote sensing (>200 hectares). Measuring area burned allows Parks Canada to calculate departure from historic conditions and to track the progress of fire restoration.
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
opening_level Donnée ouverte au grand public
sector nature_and_environment
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_F
source_url https://arcgis.st-hyacinthe.ca/server/rest/services/Carte_ISOGEO_MIL1/MapServer
title_fr Area Disturbed by Fire - Banff
update_frequency Chaque année