Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
Summary written on Aug 3, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
Burning continuously for 37 days with an average daily growth of approximately 89 hectares per day, a natural wildfire is currently contained near Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Managed by SOPFEU, the blaze has consumed a total of 3,305 hectares, which equates to 8,168 acres since it began on June 27, 2026.
This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader Canadian landscape has seen 2,102,567 hectares burned so far in 2026, placing the national burned area 50% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Quebec for 39 days. In total it burned about 3,305 ha (8,168 acres) — around 33 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 2,672,722 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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