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Wildfire near Collins

Active · 301,240 ha (744,379 acres) · started 2026-07-12 · updated 2026-08-11

Wildfire near Collins — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Collins — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
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 near Collins, Ontario, an active wildfire has scorched 301,240 hectares (744,379 acres) over the course of 30 days since it started on July 12, 2026. The fire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 10,041 hectares per day.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,286,112 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 46% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Ontario for 49 days. So far it has affected roughly 301,240 ha (744,379 acres) — about 3,012 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 2,596,347 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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