Started on Jun 23, 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 near Wrigley in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has now been tracked for 49 days since it started on June 23, 2026. The fire has expanded to cover 8,334 hectares, which translates to approximately 20,594 acres, driven by an average daily growth of about 170 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, the broader wildfire situation shows 2,286,112 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 46 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 86 days. So far it has affected roughly 8,334 ha (20,594 acres) — about 83 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 2,608,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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