EndedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Wildfire near Fort Simpson (Jun 24)

Started

Burned
15,900 hectares
39,290 acres
Lasted
87 days
from Jun 24, 2026
Growth per day
183 hectares
on average
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The story so far

About 45 km west of Fort Simpson.

Summary written on Aug 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning across the Northwest Territories near Fort Simpson, an active wildfire has consumed 15,900 hectares (39,290 acres) since it began on June 24, 2026. After 61 days on the landscape, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 261 hectares per day.

With the regional fire season spanning from May to September, recent satellite observations over the past 48 hours have registered 15 heat detections clustering near the fire, mapping its ongoing footprint.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,477,370 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 42% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 86 days. In total it burned about 15,900 ha (39,290 acres) — around 159 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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