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 45 days since its start on June 27, 2026, an active wildfire near Southend Reindeer, Saskatchewan, has steadily expanded to consume 11,028 hectares, equivalent to 27,251 acres. The fire has maintained an average daily growth rate of approximately 245 hectares per day as it progresses across the landscape.
This persistent blaze occurs within the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from May to September. Despite this and other ongoing incidents, the broader national landscape reflects a less destructive year overall, with 2,286,112 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the cumulative total 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Saskatchewan for 55 days. In total it burned about 11,028 ha (27,251 acres) — around 110 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 2,597,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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