Started on Jul 30, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
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 2,608,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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