Started on Jun 24, 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 46 days since its start on June 24, 2026, an active wildfire near the South Slave Region has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 52 hectares per day, bringing its total footprint to 2,405 hectares, or 5,943 acres. This prolonged incident unfolds against the backdrop of a broader national season that typically runs from May to September, during which the country has experienced a total burned area of 2,202,999 hectares so far in 2026.
Despite the weeks of activity in the South Slave Region, the broader national landscape shows diminished overall impact, with the cumulative burned acreage tracking 48 percent below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning for 89 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,405 ha (5,943 acres) — about 24 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 2,609,008 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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