Started on Jul 4, 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 across the North Slave Region in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has consumed 30,331 hectares (74,949 acres) since it started on July 4, 2026. After 37 days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 820 hectares per day. Satellites are currently picking up 11 heat detections nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the ongoing spread of the front.
This fire unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, the broader picture shows 2,245,513 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 47 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 82 days. In total it burned about 30,331 ha (74,949 acres) — around 303 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 2,621,417 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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