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Wildfire near Birch Rapids (Jun 23)

Ended · 1,083 hectares (2,676 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers56 days
1,083Hectares2,676Acres56Days it lasted

Started on Jun 23, 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 been tracked across 1,083 hectares, or roughly 2,676 acres, since it started on June 23, 2026. Over the course of 49 days on the landscape, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 22 hectares per day.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Across the country, a broader perspective shows 2,286,112 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 46% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Saskatchewan for 55 days. In total it burned about 1,083 ha (2,676 acres) — around 11 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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