Wildfire near Jones Landing (Jun 27 · SW)
Started on Jun 27, 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 near Jones Landing in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has expanded to 3,906 hectares, equivalent to 9,652 acres, since it was first sparked on June 27, 2026. The incident has now been burning for 45 days, sustaining an average daily growth of approximately 87 hectares per day within a regional fire season that typically spans from May to September.
Across the country, the broader landscape reveals a different trajectory for the season as a whole. A total of 2,286,112 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 46 percent below the two-decade average for the nation.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 77 days. So far it has affected roughly 3,906 ha (9,652 acres) — about 39 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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