Started on Jul 13, 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 40 days since its start on July 13, 2026, an active wildfire near Camlaren in the Northwest Territories has expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 1,083 hectares per day, reaching a total size of 43,300 hectares, which is equivalent to 106,996 acres.
Satellites have detected 7 heat signatures over the past 48 hours in the vicinity of the Camlaren fire, illustrating the current spread of the incident within a region where the typical fire season spans from May to September.
This active Northwest Territories incident occurs during a broader national context where 2,446,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 42% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 73 days. In total it burned about 43,300 ha (106,996 acres) — around 433 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 2,626,069 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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