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Smoke near Dryden
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Dryden wildfire map
Track current official Ontario forest fires around Dryden and northwestern Ontario.
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Current direct-official data
Official wildfires near Dryden
Latest source update: Aug 9, 2026, 2:32 a.m.
Within 25 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 50 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 100 km
2
0 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 Dryden
There are 2 current official Ontario fire points within 100 km of the community centre. The nearest current official point is 83 km southwest near FOR045.
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AQHI and PM2.5 context
Nearest current official AQHI: 1.67 (Low) at Thunder Bay, 301.9 km from the community centre.
Observed Aug 8, 2026, 8:00 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: 2.
There are 0 recent out or extinguished official records within 100 km.
Local official context
Official active and new fire markers come from Ontario AFFES/LIO data. Marker data is informational and may not represent an exact perimeter.
The current verified Ontario source payload contains 154 official records before FireRadar separates active and recent-out context.
Nearby current official fires
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Wildfire context around Dryden
Dryden sits within a heavily forested and lake-rich part of northwestern Ontario along a major transportation corridor. Wildfires can affect roads, communities, recreation, forestry activity, and smoke across a broad area.
Official source for Ontario
Official active and new fire markers come from Ontario AFFES/LIO data. Marker data is informational and may not represent an exact perimeter.
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Distances are calculated from the centre of the selected location to the point supplied for each record. A fire can be large, irregularly shaped, remote, or represented by a reference point rather than an exact perimeter.
Emergency information
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