Started on Jul 16, 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 near Thompson Landing in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has now been tracked for 37 days since it started on July 16, 2026. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 56 hectares per day, accumulating a total size of 2,070 hectares, which is equivalent to 5,115 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,446,257 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 67 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,070 ha (5,115 acres) — about 21 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 2,609,874 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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