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 35 days since its start on July 18, 2026, an active wildfire in the Northwest Territories has consumed 1,770 hectares, equivalent to 4,374 acres. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 51 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,446,257 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 37 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,770 ha (4,374 acres) — about 18 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 2,477,370 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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