FireRadar wildfire history

Wildfire history observed by FireRadar

Explore incidents, status changes, source-reported sizes and official perimeter changes recorded during FireRadar's stated coverage period. The dates shown with each result make clear when the archive covers only part of a wildfire season.

FireRadar coverage

Quebec · 2026

Jul 20, 2026 → Nov 4, 2026 · 108 days

Every statistic below covers only the FireRadar dates shown. For 2026, the archive begins after the season was already underway.

Unique fires recorded
777
First observed during coverage
160
Status transition events
277
Official perimeter events
172,293
Reported-size change events
456
Fires with reported size
777
Median per-fire max reported size
0.5 ha
Largest per-fire max reported size
111,040.2 ha
Jurisdiction scorecard

Quebec observation profile

Latest observed fires
777
Nov 4, 2026
Peak observed fires
777
Nov 4, 2026
Days observed
107
Days included in this archive
Fires with perimeter revisions
411
52.9%

Distribution of each fire's maximum source-reported size

Under 10 ha
529
10–100 ha
88
100–1,000 ha
80
1,000–10,000 ha
59
10,000+ ha
21

These are source-reported incident-size observations grouped per fire. They are not a burned-area total or a fire-spread measurement.

Cause reported by source

Latest reported cause for each fire

Natural / lightning378
Residents175
Recreation123
Miscellaneous40
Industrial operations31
Forestry operations15
Arson9
Railway3
To be determined3
Province and territory comparison

Same archive rules across jurisdictions

Archive coverage: Jul 20, 2026 → Nov 4, 2026
JurisdictionObserved daysUnique firesLatest observedPeak observedStatus changesPerimeter revisions
Alberta96775231007
British Columbia1071,4971,4681,4682,08910,660
Manitoba10731931931922156
New Brunswick107391391391970
Newfoundland and Labrador1072,3772,3442,344163,231
Nova Scotia10711511411520
Northwest Territories1072514220190
Ontario1073818190338849
Quebec107777777777277172,292
Saskatchewan7812526911150
Yukon107878686420

Jurisdictions appear only when FireRadar has official observations for the selected year. Missing jurisdictions are omitted rather than shown as zero. Latest and peak counts cover only the dates shown, not the full official season. This comparison includes 106 archived days.

Measurement boundary

What these numbers do and do not mean

Per-fire maximum source-reported incident size observed by FireRadar; not cumulative hectares burned.

Baseline records show what was already present when FireRadar began keeping long-term history, but they are not counted as fires first seen by FireRadar.

Status changes and perimeter revisions are counted only when FireRadar recorded a change. Earlier changes remain unknown.

Imported official historical records remain a separate dataset. FireRadar does not currently publish Canada-wide CNFDB records while permitted reuse is being confirmed.