Started on Jun 28, 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 the Déline District in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has scorched 27,000 ha (66,718 acres) since it began on June 28, 2026. Having burned for 61 days, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 443 ha/day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
Across the country, the broader fire context shows that 2,521,984 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 40% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 88 days. In total it burned about 27,000 ha (66,718 acres) — around 270 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 2,619,691 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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