Started on Jun 29, 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 43 days since its start on June 29, an active wildfire near Wrigley, Northwest Territories, has steadily expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 13 hectares per day, reaching a total size of 576 hectares (1,423 acres).
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,286,112 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 81 days. In total it burned about 576 ha (1,423 acres) — around 5.8 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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