Started on Jul 1, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
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- SOPFEU
Burning for 39 days since its natural ignition on July 1, an active wildfire near Baie-d'Hudson, Quebec, has scorched 505 hectares (1,247 acres) under the management of SOPFEU. The fire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 13 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,202,999 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Quebec for 86 days. So far it has affected roughly 505 ha (1,247 acres) — about 5.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Canada
Across Canada, roughly 2,614,332 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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