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 62 days since its start on June 24, 2026, an active wildfire in the Northwest Territories has consumed 500 hectares, equivalent to 1,236 acres. The fire has expanded at an average daily growth rate of approximately 8 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, 2,477,370 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 64 days. So far it has affected roughly 500 ha (1,236 acres) — about 5.0 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 2,521,984 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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