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 58 days since its June 28, 2026 start, an active wildfire in the Northwest Territories has consumed 800 hectares (1,977 acres) at a steady average daily growth rate of approximately 14 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Across the country, the broader fire landscape shows 2,477,370 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 60 days. So far it has affected roughly 800 ha (1,977 acres) — about 8.0 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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