Wildfire near Unorganized Kenora District (May 30)

Active · 17,248 ha (42,621 acres) · started 2026-05-30 · updated 2026-07-13

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Burning for 44 days, the wildfire near the Unorganized Kenora District in Ontario has maintained a steady expansion, averaging approximately 392 hectares of growth per day. Since its ignition on May 30, the blaze has consumed 17,248 hectares of land.

The fire remains active, continuing to challenge local containment efforts as it persists across the landscape.