2025 Ontario Wildfire History
Ontario's 2025 fire crews responded to 643 fires between April and October, with 597,654 hectares burned. The Province characterized the season as an early and active year and expanded staffing ahead of 2026.
Ontario year-end release
What stands out about 2025
The 2025 area burned was more than six times the 2024 total.
Ontario's legislated fire season runs April 1 through October 31, while fire activity can continue outside that window.
Annual season history is distinct from the live active-fire map.
Official source
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources — 2025 season end. Official Ontario season statistics and annual-report context.
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This is not a reconstruction of every day in 2025, 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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