2021 Nova Scotia Wildfire History
Nationally, Natural Resources Canada's annual series reports 6,710 wildland fires and 4,078,894 ha burned in 2021. For Nova Scotia-specific figures, use the jurisdiction filters in the linked official datasets. The national totals shown here provide context for the year and should not be read as Nova Scotia's totals. The annual tables and mapped historical records also cover different details and should be read separately.
NRCan national annual series; context only, not the provincial total
NRCan national annual series; context only
Annual tables plus agency-provided historical locations/perimeters where available
Research Nova Scotia in 2021
Nova Scotia's annual wildfire record reflects a maritime climate, forest fuels and predominantly human-accessible landscapes. A quieter area-burned year can still contain locally consequential incidents.
The National Forestry Database tables can be filtered by jurisdiction, cause, month and fire size. Those source categories provide the most accurate way to review Nova Scotia's 2021 record.
CNFDB fire locations and mapped polygons have different completeness. FireRadar never infers a historical perimeter from a fire point or final reported area, and a missing polygon is not described as evidence that no fire occurred.
National Forestry Database — Forest Fires
Canadian Council of Forest Ministers annual fire tables with jurisdiction, year, cause, month and fire-size filters and downloadable source data.
Natural Resources Canada — Canadian National Fire Database
Agency-provided historical wildfire locations and mapped fire perimeters. Point and polygon coverage differ, so a missing perimeter is not treated as a missing historical fire.
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