Local wildfire map · Northwest Territories

Norman Wells wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track Northwest Territories wildfire and smoke context around Norman Wells and the Sahtu region.

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Current official data

Official wildfires near Norman Wells

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 a.m. PDT
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Active official point records.
Within 100 km
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Nearest official active fire
88 km
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Data status

Source: Government of the Northwest Territories Environment and Climate Change

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Nearby wildfires

Current fires within 100 km of Norman Wells

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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 Norman Wells

Norman Wells is a remote Sahtu service centre on the Mackenzie River surrounded by boreal and taiga landscapes, aviation routes, resource activity, traditional-use areas, and communities with limited transportation alternatives. Wildfires can affect flights, remote access, regional services, and smoke across a very large northern area.

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