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Fort Providence wildfire map & smoke conditions
Track official wildfires and smoke around Fort Providence and the Mackenzie River corridor of the southern Northwest Territories.
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Current official data
Official wildfires near Fort Providence
Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 a.m. PDT
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Data status
Source: Government of the Northwest Territories Environment and Climate Change
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Current fires within 100 km of Fort Providence
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GNWT fire-detail pages are the source of truth. Matched geometry is placement context and may not be an exact perimeter.
Government of the Northwest Territories Environment and Climate Change currently lists 8 records for Northwest Territories. Nearby counts on this page cover 100 km from the community centre.
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Wildfire context around Fort Providence
Fort Providence sits beside the Mackenzie River and Highway 3, surrounded by boreal forest, wetlands, Indigenous lands, traditional travel areas, and long road connections toward Yellowknife and the Mackenzie Highway. Wildfires can affect highway access, community services, utilities, regional travel, and smoke across the wider Dehcho and South Slave transition zone.
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