EndedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jul 15)

Started

Burned
8,875 hectares
21,931 acres
Lasted
40 days
from Jul 15, 2026
Growth per day
222 hectares
on average

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jun 26 · E)

Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jul 15) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jul 15) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning across the North Slave Region in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has consumed 8,875 hectares (21,931 acres) over 25 days since its start on July 15, 2026. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 355 hectares per day. Satellite observations from NASA FIRMS reveal two heat detections over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread and localized activity of the incident.

This fire is part of a broader regional context where the typical fire season spans from May to September. Across the country, a total of 2,202,999 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 48 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 39 days. In total it burned about 8,875 ha (21,931 acres) — around 89 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 2,631,537 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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