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Smoke near Dawson City
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Dawson City wildfire map & smoke conditions
Track official Yukon wildfires and smoke around Dawson City and the central Klondike region.
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Current direct-official data
Official wildfires near Dawson City
Latest source update: Aug 10, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
Within 25 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 50 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 100 km
1
16 recent out records are also within 100 km.
Distances are straight-line measurements to source-provided point locations, not fire perimeters, evacuation boundaries, or safety ratings.
Data freshness & provenance
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Current wildfire summary for Dawson City
There is 1 current official Yukon fire point within 100 km of the community centre. The nearest current official point is 70 km southwest near 10 MILE CREEK.
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AQHI and PM2.5 context
Nearest current official AQHI: 1 (Low) at Whitehorse, 435.9 km from the community centre.
Observed Aug 10, 2026, 1:00 p.m.. Use the local air-quality layer for available AQHI and PM2.5 station context; do not attribute measured air quality to the nearest wildfire by distance alone.
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Within 25 km: 0 · within 50 km: 0 · within 100 km: 1.
There are 16 recent out or extinguished official records within 100 km.
Local official context
Official Yukon text records are the source of truth. Geometry is used as placement context only when FireRadar can match the official fire ID.
The current verified Yukon source payload contains 71 official records before FireRadar separates active and recent-out context.
Nearby current official fires
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Wildfire context around Dawson City
Dawson City is a remote northern tourism and service centre surrounded by boreal forest, river valleys, mining activity, backcountry routes, and long highway connections. Wildfires can affect regional road access, remote properties, outdoor travel, and smoke across a broad part of central Yukon.
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Emergency information
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