Started on Jul 20, 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
Burning for 22 days since its start on July 20, 2026, an active wildfire near Jones Landing in the Northwest Territories has consumed 1,058 hectares, or approximately 2,614 acres. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of about 48 hectares per day in this geographic setting.
This incident occurs within a regional fire season that typically spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows that 2,286,112 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 60 days. In total it burned about 1,058 ha (2,614 acres) — around 11 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 2,609,874 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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