Started on Jan 1, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Burning across the Northwest Territories for 61 days since its June 24, 2026 start, an active wildfire has consumed 772 hectares, or approximately 1,908 acres. Satellites have registered 94 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front across a landscape where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
The fire has expanded at an average daily growth rate of roughly 13 hectares per day. This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,477,370 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 286 days. So far it has affected roughly 772 ha (1,908 acres) — about 7.7 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 2,621,334 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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