Wildfire near Sahtu Region (Jun 14)

Active · 17,878 ha (44,177 acres) · started 2026-06-14 · updated 2026-07-12

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Burning for 28 days, the wildfire near the Sahtu Region in the Northwest Territories has maintained a steady expansion, now covering 17,878 hectares (44,177 acres). The blaze, which began on June 14, 2026, is currently active and advancing at an average daily rate of approximately 639 hectares.