Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 15 km northeast of Auden.
Summary written on Aug 11, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
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 burned in Ontario for 60 days. In total it burned about 912 ha (2,253 acres) — around 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 2,639,587 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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