2023 Alberta Wildfire History
Alberta's own environmental reporting describes 2023 as the year when wildfires burned more area in the province than in any previously recorded year. For incident-level history, Alberta publishes a downloadable historical wildfire database covering 2006–2025 and perimeter data extending back to 1931.
Government of Alberta characterization
Official incident downloads
What stands out about 2023
Government of Alberta identifies 2023 as the province's record year by area burned.
Historical incident and perimeter downloads are available from Alberta Wildfire.
FireRadar does not invent an exact annual total when the summary source used on this page does not publish one in text.
Official source
Alberta Wildfire — maps and historical data. Official incident, perimeter, burned-area, and season-statistics downloads.
Review source material →What this page does not claim
This is not a reconstruction of every day in 2023, proof of a fire’s status on a particular date or a substitute for agency incident archives. FireRadar’s interactive history begins with its first recorded observation.
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