Canada wildfire dashboard

Active wildfires in Canada today

See the latest available official wildfire records across Canada, including active fires, recently extinguished fires, reported hectares, new incidents and province-by-province totals.

Latest available wildfire totals

The latest available records list 107 active official fires and 78 out or extinguished records updated within the past 48 hours from participating provinces and territories. The 106 active records with a usable reported size total 567,902 ha.

Latest reported source update: Oct 5, 2026, 9:50 a.m. PDT

Control status

How active fires are reported

Canadian wildfire agencies use different status terms. FireRadar groups only clear matches into these three common categories and leaves other statuses as published.

Compare wildfire status terms

Out of control

Being held

Under control

93 of 107 official records in this snapshot match these three common categories. Other records keep the status published by their source.

Latest available official data

Wildfires in the latest available records

Latest reported source update: Oct 5, 2026, 9:50 a.m. PDT

Active official fires

107

Provincial and territorial records only.

Recent out / extinguished · 48h

Official out or extinguished records updated within the past 48 hours.

Reported active hectares

567,902 ha

106 active fires in this snapshot report a usable size.

First reported · 48h

Active fires with an agency first-reported time in the past 48 hours.

Jurisdictions with active fires

Local active-fire data is not currently available from PEI or Nunavut.

Province and territory totals

Hectares include only active records with a reported size. Recent out counts use the past 48 hours. Missing sizes and unavailable sources are not treated as zero.

Jurisdiction	Active	Recent out · 48h	Reported active hectares
British Columbia	76	0	414,918 ha
Alberta	1	0	0 ha
Saskatchewan	10	0	34,525 ha
Manitoba	4	0	4,990 ha
Ontario	0	0	—
Quebec	3	5	101,531 ha
New Brunswick	0	0	—
Nova Scotia	0	0	—
Prince Edward Island	Unavailable	Unavailable	—
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	—
Yukon	5	73	4,070 ha
Northwest Territories	8	0	7,868 ha
Nunavut	Unavailable	Unavailable	—

Official fires first reported by a source in the past 48 hours

This list includes only records with an agency first-reported time. FireRadar's own check time is not used as a substitute.

British Columbia

N12311

Oct 4, 2026, 2:25 p.m. PDT

Being held

Alberta

LWF-093-2026

Oct 3, 2026, 6:45 p.m. PDT

Under control

Quebec

Riviére Amédée

Oct 3, 2026, 1:30 p.m. PDT

Under control

British Columbia

N72306

Oct 3, 2026, 12:14 p.m. PDT

Being held

Largest reported active fires

This ranking excludes active records without a reported size and does not compare fire danger, growth rate, or community impact.

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

SS053-26

2,173 ha

Out of control

What is included

The dashboard counts the latest available official provincial and territorial incident records in FireRadar. CWFIS national records and NASA FIRMS satellite hotspots are excluded to avoid double-counting.

How hectares are calculated

FireRadar sums hectares only for active official records that report a valid size. Missing sizes remain unavailable and are never converted into zero hectares.

Safety and limitations

FireRadar is an informational map, not an emergency authority, evacuation service, or fire-spread forecast. Always follow provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, and emergency officials.

Questions and answers

Active wildfires in Canada FAQ

How many active wildfires are in Canada right now?

FireRadar currently counts 107 active wildfires reported by connected provincial and territorial sources. This number can change as wildfire authorities publish updates.

Does the Canada wildfire count include satellite hotspots?

No. NASA FIRMS VIIRS hotspots are thermal detections and are kept separate from reported wildfire totals. Natural Resources Canada records are also counted separately to reduce duplication.

Why can FireRadar totals differ from another wildfire website?

Wildfire websites can use different sources, update times, status definitions and time windows. FireRadar's total uses connected provincial and territorial records and does not add satellite hotspots or CWFIS records to that count.

How often are active wildfire totals updated?

FireRadar checks connected wildfire sources regularly. Each authority publishes on its own schedule, so the source's last-updated time is the best indication of how current a record is.

Does the reported-hectares total include fires with missing sizes?

No. FireRadar sums only active official records with a valid reported size. Missing or invalid sizes remain unavailable and are not converted into zero hectares.

For publishers and community websites

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