EndedUpdated · Source: CIFFC

Wildfire near Bélanger (Jul 30)

Started

Burned
963 hectares
2,380 acres
Lasted
29 days
from Jul 30, 2026
Growth per day
33 hectares
on average
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The story so far

About 25 km northeast of Bélanger.

Summary written on Aug 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Spanning 963 hectares (2,380 acres) near Bélanger, Saskatchewan, an active wildfire has been burning for 25 days since its start on July 30, 2026. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 39 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.

Nationwide, the broader context reveals that 2,467,646 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Saskatchewan for 28 days. In total it burned about 963 ha (2,380 acres) — around 9.6 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 2,655,722 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 37% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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