Wildfire near Déline District (Jun 24)

Active · 13,500 ha (33,359 acres) · started 2026-06-24 · updated 2026-07-13

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

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Burning for 19 days, the wildfire near Déline District in the Northwest Territories has expanded at an average rate of approximately 711 hectares per day. The blaze, which originated on June 24, currently covers 13,500 hectares.

Satellite monitoring via NASA FIRMS has identified 35 heat signatures in the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, indicating that the fire remains active.