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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
Key facts
Source: CIFFCThe story so far
Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
Burning near Baie-d'Hudson, Quebec, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 10,417 ha (25,740 acres) since it began on June 27, 2026. Over the course of 26 days of burning, the blaze has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 401 ha/day.
In context
This wildfire burned in Quebec for 42 days. In total it burned about 10,417 ha (25,740 acres) — around 104 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 2,638,136 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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