Started on Jul 14, 2026.
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Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Burning for 28 days near North Spirit Lake, Ontario, an active wildfire spanning 6,415 ha (15,852 acres) has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 229 ha per day since it started on July 14, 2026.
This ongoing incident unfolds within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape in 2026 has seen a total of 2,286,112 hectares burned so far, placing the current year's cumulative area 46% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Ontario for 69 days. So far it has affected roughly 6,415 ha (15,852 acres) — about 64 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 2,609,008 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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