2025 Northwest Territories Wildfire History
The Government of the Northwest Territories reported 201 wildfires and nearly 1.4 million hectares burned in 2025, describing it as one of the territory's most active wildfire seasons. The season continued a multi-year drought pattern and required a five-month operational response, but GNWT also reported that no homes were lost in NWT communities.
GNWT 2025 season statement
GNWT 2025 season statement
GNWT statement for NWT communities
What stands out about 2025
The territory experienced a fourth consecutive year of prolonged drought conditions.
Fire personnel were actively responding from May through October, much longer than the shorter fire seasons described in historical GNWT context.
GNWT reported that crews held, controlled, or extinguished more than 100 fires during the season.
Official source
Government of Northwest Territories — 2025 wildfire season statement. Official season statement with final fire count, approximate area burned, and community-impact context.
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This is not a reconstructed live map of every moment in 2025, 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.
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