Wildfire
True color
Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Summary in preparation.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 60 days. So far it has affected roughly 563 ha (1,391 acres) — about 5.6 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 2,504,979 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, containment advances, or it ends.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in Northwest Territories
- Wildfire near Pine PointActive
- Wildfire near North Slave Region (Jun 27 · NE)Active
- Wildfire near Déline District (Jul 4)Active
- WildfireActive
- Wildfire near Little ChicagoActive
- WildfireActive