Wildfire near North Slave Region
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 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 the North Slave Region in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 712 hectares (1,759 acres) since it began on July 30, 2026. Over the course of five days of burning, the fire has maintained an approximate average daily growth of 142 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, the broader landscape reflects a notably different scale of impact, with 2,102,567 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 50% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 5 days. So far it has affected roughly 712 ha (1,759 acres) — about 7.1 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 2,102,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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