Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jul 13 · NW)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spanning an expansive 150,404 hectares (371,656 acres) in the Northwest Territories' North Slave Region, an active wildfire has been burning for 18 days since its onset on July 13, 2026.
The incident has maintained a rapid average daily growth rate of approximately 8,356 hectares per day.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 18 days. So far it has affected roughly 150,404 ha (371,656 acres) — about 1,504 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 1,995,280 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 53% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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