Wildfire
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🟢 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 for a full week since its start on July 27, 2026, an active wildfire in Newfoundland and Labrador has consumed 831 hectares, or approximately 2,053 acres. The incident has maintained an average daily growth of roughly 119 hectares per day as it continues to burn through the region.
This fire occurs during the typical regional fire season, which spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape reflects a different trajectory, with 2,102,567 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 50% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Newfoundland and Labrador for 8 days. So far it has affected roughly 831 ha (2,053 acres) — about 8.3 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 2,102,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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