Wildfire near Dehcho Region (Jun 26)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 17 days, the wildfire near the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories has maintained a steady progression, expanding at an average rate of approximately 910 hectares per day. Since its ignition on June 26, the blaze has consumed 15,464 hectares, or roughly 38,212 acres, of landscape.
The fire remains active as it continues to impact the regional territory. Authorities are monitoring the situation closely as the incident persists well into its third week of activity.