Wildfire near Division No. 18 (Jun 27)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spanning 15,727 hectares (38,862 acres) after 19 days of continuous activity, the wildfire near Unorganized Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, has maintained a steady expansion rate of approximately 828 hectares per day since its ignition on June 27, 2026.
The blaze remains classified as active as it continues to traverse the landscape, showing no signs of containment in the weeks following its initial outbreak.
In context
This wildfire burned in Saskatchewan for 34 days. In total it burned about 15,727 ha (38,862 acres) — around 157 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 2,504,979 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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