Wildfire near Dehcho Region (Jul 8 · W)
Started on Jul 8, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 32 days across the Dehcho Region in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 4,119 hectares (10,178 acres) since it started on July 8, 2026. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 129 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
Satellite monitoring reveals widespread activity, with 70 heat detections registered by NASA FIRMS over a 48-hour period, illustrating the current spread of the perimeter across the landscape.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,202,999 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the cumulative burned area 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 66 days. So far it has affected roughly 4,119 ha (10,178 acres) — about 41 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 2,607,369 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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