Wildfire near Pine Point
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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 has been burning in Northwest Territories for 13 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,646 ha (6,538 acres) — about 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 2,600,107 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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