Wildfire near South Slave Region (May 22)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across the South Slave Region, a contained wildfire has now persisted for 79 days since starting on May 22, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 655 hectares per day. The incident has reached a total size of 51,780 hectares, equivalent to 127,951 acres.
This event unfolds within the context of the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, a cumulative total of 2,202,999 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 48% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning for 97 days. So far it has affected roughly 51,780 ha (127,951 acres) — about 518 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 2,504,979 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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