Wildfire near Kingfisher Lake
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 46 days since its June 26 start, an active wildfire near Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, is maintaining a steady trajectory with an average daily growth of approximately 19 hectares per day, currently spanning 859 hectares, or about 2,122 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader landscape reveals that 2,286,112 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Ontario for 62 days. So far it has affected roughly 859 ha (2,122 acres) — about 8.6 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 2,504,979 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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