Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jun 26 #5)

Active · 100,007 ha (247,122 acres) · started 2026-06-26 · updated 2026-07-17

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Spanning 100,007 hectares (247,122 acres), the wildfire near the North Slave Region in the Northwest Territories has maintained a steady and aggressive trajectory over its 21-day duration. The blaze is currently expanding at an average rate of approximately 4,762 hectares per day, reflecting the persistent nature of this active incident.

Satellite monitoring via NASA FIRMS has identified a significant cluster of 520 heat detections within the last 48 hours, illustrating the extensive spread of the fire front across the landscape since it began on June 26.