Started on May 30, 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 the South Slave Region, an active wildfire has been tracked across 760 hectares, or approximately 1,878 acres, since it started on May 30, 2026. After 105 days of burning, the blaze has maintained an average daily growth of about 7 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows that 2,607,369 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 38% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning for 115 days. So far it has affected roughly 760 ha (1,878 acres) — about 7.6 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 2,609,874 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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