Local wildfire map · Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's wildfire map & smoke conditions

View Newfoundland wildfire, smoke forecast, and air-quality context around St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula.

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Current direct-official data

Official wildfires near St. John's

Latest source update: Aug 10, 2026, 11:56 p.m.
Within 25 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 50 km
0
Active official point records.
Within 100 km
0
0 recent out records are also within 100 km.
Nearest official active fire
914 km
Crooked River II

Distances are straight-line measurements to source-provided point locations, not fire perimeters, evacuation boundaries, or safety ratings.

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Current wildfire summary for St. John's

There are 0 current official Newfoundland and Labrador fire points within 100 km of the community centre. The nearest current official point is 914 km northwest near Crooked River II.

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Observation

AQHI and PM2.5 context

Nearest current official AQHI: 1.37 (Low) at St. John's, 1.1 km from the community centre.

Observed Aug 10, 2026, 7:00 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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Nearby official activity

Within 25 km: 0 · within 50 km: 0 · within 100 km: 0.

There are 0 recent out or extinguished official records within 100 km.

Local official context

Official wildfire records come from the provincial Forestry and Agrifoods public data. Status, cause, dates, and size are displayed only when the source supplies usable values.

The current verified Newfoundland and Labrador source payload contains 2 official records before FireRadar separates active and recent-out context.

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Wildfire context around St. John's

St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's largest population centre and a major destination for residents seeking province-wide wildfire and smoke context. Although the Avalon Peninsula is less exposed to large boreal fires than western Newfoundland and Labrador, transported smoke and incidents elsewhere in the province can still affect travel and outdoor conditions.

Official source for Newfoundland and Labrador

Official wildfire records come from the provincial Forestry and Agrifoods public data. Status, cause, dates, and size are displayed only when the source supplies usable values.

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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.

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