Fort McMurray Wildfire Smoke Map
Track modelled wildfire smoke around Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo with FireRadar's hourly FireWork forecast.
How to read smoke around Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray is surrounded by boreal forest and industrial areas where wildfire smoke can come from nearby incidents or large fires elsewhere in northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, or the Northwest Territories. Long-distance road access and extensive regional fire exposure make early smoke context useful, but the model cannot determine evacuation need or operational risk.
Forecast, not a measurement
FireWork estimates near-surface PM2.5 attributable to wildfire smoke. It can differ from actual conditions around Fort McMurray because emissions, wind, terrain, mixing, precipitation, and model timing change. Use current AQHI observations and local health advisories when conditions matter to health.
A focused starting view, not a clipped dataset
This page starts the national FireRadar layer around Fort McMurray. The underlying FireWork smoke field is not clipped to municipal boundaries, so nearby conditions remain visible as you pan or zoom. FireRadar does not infer a uniform value inside a city boundary.
Health and safety limitation
FireRadar is an informational environmental map. Follow Environment and Climate Change Canada, provincial health agencies, local public-health guidance, and emergency authorities for health or safety decisions. This page does not diagnose exposure, determine whether outdoor activity is safe, or predict individual health effects.
Related Fort McMurray wildfire context
Smoke and air quality can change even when no confirmed wildfire is close to Fort McMurray. Use the local wildfire page for current official incidents, the fire-danger page for broad fire-weather context, and the province view when you need a wider regional picture.