Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jun 27 · SW)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spanning an expansive 128,911 hectares (318,546 acres) across the Northwest Territories near the North Slave Region, an active wildfire has been burning for 43 days since its onset on June 27, 2026. The fire has maintained a rapid average daily growth of approximately 2,998 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,245,513 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 47% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 61 days. So far it has affected roughly 128,911 ha (318,546 acres) — about 1,289 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 2,504,979 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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