Started on Jul 12, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning for 67 days since its start on July 12, 2026, the contained wildfire near Collins, Ontario, has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 4,496 hectares per day, accumulating a total affected area of 301,240 hectares (744,379 acres).
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 2,608,022 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 38 percent below the two-decade average for the country, even as the regional fire season typically spans from May to September.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Ontario for 94 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 2,621,334 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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