Started on Jun 29, 2026.
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Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning in the Northwest Territories near the South Slave Region, an active wildfire has been tracked across 2,645 hectares (6,536 acres) over the course of 59 days since it began on June 29, 2026. The fire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 45 hectares per day in a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,504,979 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Northwest Territories for 82 days. In total it burned about 2,645 ha (6,536 acres) — around 26 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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