Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jul 13 · W)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across a span of 153,000 hectares (378,071 acres) in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has maintained a steady trajectory over 40 days since its start on July 13, 2026, averaging an expansion of approximately 3,825 hectares per day.
Satellites monitoring the remote blaze have registered five heat detections over the past 48 hours, signaling ongoing activity as the fire progresses through its typical May to September fire season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 2,446,257 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 54 days. So far it has affected roughly 153,000 ha (378,071 acres) — about 1,530 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 2,600,107 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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