Started on Jul 1, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Burning near Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has grown to 18,000 hectares, equivalent to approximately 44,479 acres. Having started on July 1, 2026, the blaze has been burning for 57 days, averaging a steady growth of about 316 hectares per day across a typical regional fire season that spans from May to September.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 2,521,984 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 40% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 75 days. So far it has affected roughly 18,000 ha (44,479 acres) — about 180 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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