Started on Jun 14, 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 56 days near Déline District in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 2,980 hectares (7,364 acres) since it began on June 14, 2026. The fire has progressed at an average daily growth of approximately 53 hectares per day.
This incident occurs within a regional fire season that typically spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape reflects a different trajectory, with 2,202,999 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 101 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,980 ha (7,364 acres) — about 30 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 2,613,643 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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