Wildfire near Rivière-Koksoak (Jun 29 · E)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
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- SOPFEU
Burning for 41 days near Rivière-Koksoak, Quebec, an active natural wildfire managed by SOPFEU has expanded to cover 20,059 hectares, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 489 hectares per day since it started on June 29, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, the broader fire activity shows 2,202,999 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Quebec for 63 days. So far it has affected roughly 20,059 ha (49,567 acres) — about 201 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 2,597,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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