Started on Aug 23, 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 Pine Point in the Northwest Territories, an active wildfire has expanded to 2,646 hectares (6,538 acres) over the course of five days since it started on August 23, 2026. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 529 hectares per day, while satellites in the area have picked up 12 heat detections over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, the broader fire landscape shows 2,595,525 hectares burned so far in 2026, a total that tracks 39% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 32 days. In total it burned about 2,646 ha (6,538 acres) — around 26 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 2,617,613 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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