Data, archive and trends

Canadian wildfire data and history

Explore current wildfire information, daily changes, public downloads and historical records. Coverage dates and sources are shown so current FireRadar observations remain distinct from older official data.

Public dataset & downloads

Canadian wildfire dataset

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Download current official wildfire records available through FireRadar as JSON, CSV or GeoJSON, with field definitions, sources and reuse guidance.

Official boundary map

Canada wildfire perimeter map

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Open the live wildfire map and select an official incident to view its published perimeter where available. FireRadar does not replace a missing perimeter with an estimated boundary or satellite hotspot outline.

Current source-reported data

Wildfire causes in Canada

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See which current official wildfire records include a suspected cause and compare how provincial and territorial authorities report that information.

Daily original data

What changed today?

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Compare the latest two completed FireRadar observation days for newly observed active fires, status changes, recent out fires, reported active-hectare movement, and province-level changes.

Original FireRadar dataset

Wildfire activity trends

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Explore active-fire counts from provincial and territorial sources, reported active hectares, jurisdiction rankings and FireRadar's daily activity timeline.

FireRadar history

Wildfire history insights

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Explore fires observed during FireRadar's stated coverage period, including status changes, reported-size changes and perimeter revisions.

Living seasonal resource

2026 Canada wildfire season review

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Follow the official season-to-date picture, understand the available coverage and see how FireRadar will prepare its year-end review.

Historical methodology

Canada wildfire archive and past fire data

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Understand FireRadar's observation archive, official historical points and perimeters, annual statistics, and the rules required for honest season comparisons.

Citation & reuse

Media and researcher resources

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Use citation-ready FireRadar comparisons, direct-source context, attribution guidance, public downloads, methodology, and newsroom or research contact information.

Live dashboard

Active wildfires in Canada today

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See current official fire counts, source-labelled control-status groups, province totals, reported hectares, new incidents, recent out fires, and the largest currently reported active fires.

Methodology and provenance

How FireRadar gets wildfire data

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Review official provincial and territorial sources, national and satellite context layers, update timing, limitations, and the dataset boundaries behind FireRadar metrics.

Archive coverage

How FireRadar history is organized

FireRadar has recorded its own daily observations since 2026. Older records provided by wildfire agencies are labelled separately, so it is clear which events FireRadar observed and which come from historical source data.

Current information

View current fire activity, official perimeters, source-reported causes, downloads, daily changes and province or territory summaries.

FireRadar history

FireRadar has recorded daily observations since 2026. Coverage dates are shown so a partial record is not mistaken for a complete season.

Older official records

Historical records from wildfire agencies are labelled separately from observations made by FireRadar.

Important limits

Reported incident size is not the same as cumulative area burned, and missing historical coverage is never treated as zero activity.