Wildfire near Auden
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Auden, Ontario, a 912-hectare (2,253-acre) wildfire has been active for 29 days since starting on July 13, 2026, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 31 hectares per day.
Despite nearly a month of activity, response efforts have successfully brought the incident to a contained status.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Across the country, 2,286,112 hectares have burned 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 45 days. So far it has affected roughly 912 ha (2,253 acres) — about 9.1 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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