2024 Canada Wildfire History
Canada recorded 5,844 fires and 5,374,344 hectares burned in 2024 in Natural Resources Canada's national annual series. The burned area was far below the record 2023 season but remained almost twice the 25-year national average cited by NRCan.
National fire-management agency series
National annual series
Still above the long-term national area-burned average
What stands out about 2024
The national season was less extreme than 2023 but still produced major regional emergencies.
The Jasper wildfire was among the year's most consequential Canadian incidents, showing why national totals alone do not describe community impact.
Annual fire count, annual area burned, current active-fire count, and FireRadar's reported-active-hectares metric remain separate measures.
Official source
Natural Resources Canada — State of Canada's Forests. Official national annual fire count and area-burned series through 2024.
Review source material →What this page does not claim
This is not a reconstructed live map of every moment in 2024, not proof of a fire’s status on a particular day, and not a substitute for agency incident archives. FireRadar’s interactive retained-history product begins with its own observation window and remains clearly separate.
Read FireRadar archive boundaries →Compare nearby seasons
Province-level official history
For 2024, FireRadar has source-reviewed historical pages for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. Each page preserves the reporting language and limitations of its provincial authority.