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Wildfire near Birch Rapids (Jul 26)

Ended · 1,267 hectares (3,130 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers33 days
1,267Hectares3,130Acres33Days it lasted

Started on Jul 26, 2026.

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Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Burning near Birch Rapids, Saskatchewan, an active wildfire has scorched 1,411 hectares, or approximately 3,487 acres, since it started on July 26, 2026. Over the course of its 29 days burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 49 hectares per day.

This incident occurs within a broader national context where 2,467,646 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average. The wildfire is unfolding against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September.

In context

This wildfire burned in Saskatchewan for 32 days. In total it burned about 1,267 ha (3,130 acres) — around 13 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 2,608,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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