Started on Jun 27, 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 45 days near Jones Landing, Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 16,346 hectares (40,392 acres) since it began on June 27, 2026. The fire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 363 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in 2026, during which 2,286,112 hectares have burned across the country, marking a figure that sits 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 78 days. So far it has affected roughly 16,346 ha (40,392 acres) — about 163 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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