2024 Northwest Territories Wildfire History
The Government of the Northwest Territories reported that 1.7 million hectares burned during the 2024 wildfire season, the largest area within any single Canadian jurisdiction that year and well above the territory's 10-year average. The season again unfolded under severe drought, while response investments and community protection work shaped a different impact profile from the catastrophic 2023 season.
GNWT end-of-season statement
GNWT characterization for 2024
Third consecutive year of severe drought conditions
What stands out about 2024
GNWT increased early-season crews, aircraft, infrared scanning and fire-intelligence capability following lessons from 2023.
Fort Good Hope was evacuated during the season, while other threatened communities were protected without the widespread evacuation pattern seen in 2023.
The official source used here publishes a season area total but not a matching final fire-count statistic in the same text, so FireRadar leaves that count unstated.
Official source
Government of Northwest Territories — 2024 wildfire season statement. Official end-of-season statement reporting 1.7 million hectares burned and territory-wide response context.
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This is not a reconstruction of every day in 2024, 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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