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 47 days since its start on July 13, 2026, a wildfire near Osnaburgh House, Ontario, has steadily expanded to cover 5,644 hectares, equivalent to 13,946 acres. The incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 120 hectares per day throughout its trajectory, though firefighters have successfully brought the blaze to a contained status.
This prolonged incident unfolds within a region where the typical fire season spans from May to September. On a broader national scale, the wider context reveals that 2,595,525 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 39 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Ontario for 64 days. In total it burned about 5,644 ha (13,946 acres) — around 56 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 2,609,008 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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