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 24 days since its start on July 11, 2026, an active wildfire in the Northwest Territories has expanded at an average daily growth rate of approximately 38 hectares per day, encompassing a total area of 900 hectares, which equates to 2,224 acres.
This ongoing incident occurs within a wider regional context where the typical fire season spans from May to September. Across the country, a total of 2,117,287 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the current year's cumulative burned area 50 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 25 days. So far it has affected roughly 900 ha (2,224 acres) — about 9.0 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 2,117,287 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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