Started on Jul 13, 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 65 days near Unorganized Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a contained wildfire has grown to 30,159 ha (74,523 acres) since it started on July 13, 2026. The incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 464 ha/day.
This fire unfolds within Ontario's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,607,487 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 38% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Ontario for 95 days. So far it has affected roughly 30,159 ha (74,523 acres) — about 302 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 2,621,979 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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