2023 Yukon Wildfire History
Government of Yukon Wildland Fire Management's 2023 Fireline review reports 207 wildfires burning 223,866.4 hectares across Yukon's 10 fire districts. Dawson recorded the most fires, while the Mayo district accounted for the largest burned area at 127,547.2 hectares. The season also brought evacuations and alerts affecting communities and remote operations. FireRadar presents those Government of Yukon figures as official historical reporting, not as FireRadar-observed history.
Government of Yukon Fireline 2023
Government of Yukon Fireline 2023
Mayo district, 55% of Yukon burned area
What stands out about 2023
The annual review describes a slow start followed by a prolonged late-summer fire period as lightning activity increased.
Government of Yukon reporting documents evacuations affecting Old Crow, Mayo and the Eagle Gold Mine, with additional notices and transportation impacts during the season.
About 83% of the reported burned area was in the wilderness response zone, where fire can be managed for its natural ecological role when conditions allow.
Official source
Government of Yukon Wildland Fire Management — Fireline 2023. Annual year-in-review containing the season's official by-the-numbers fire count, burned-area total, district statistics and response-zone context.
Review source material →What this page does not claim
This is not a reconstructed live map of every moment in 2023, 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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