Started on Jun 27, 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 for 56 days with an average daily expansion of 293 hectares, the active wildfire near the North Slave Region in the Northwest Territories now spans 16,420 hectares (40,575 acres) since igniting on June 27, 2026. Satellites have registered 39 heat detections near the perimeter over the past 48 hours, illustrating the persistent spread of the front across the landscape during the typical May to September fire season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,446,257 hectares have 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 80 days. So far it has affected roughly 16,420 ha (40,575 acres) — about 164 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 2,607,487 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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