Official Active Wildfires in Canada
This focused map isolates FireRadar's default trusted incident layer. Markers represent wildfire records published by responsible provincial or territorial authorities where a confirmed direct source is available, with national fallback records, satellite hotspots, recent out fires, smoke, and AQHI turned off initially.
What this map shows
Official incident records
Markers come from direct public wildfire feeds operated by provincial or territorial authorities where FireRadar has a confirmed integration.
Current operational status
Cards preserve the source's reported status, size, cause, timestamps, fire number, and official perimeter availability when those fields are published.
One incident layer at a time
CWFIS, satellite hotspots, recent out fires, smoke forecasts, and AQHI start turned off so official active incidents can be interpreted without mixing unlike datasets.
How to interpret it
Status terms vary by jurisdiction
Provinces and territories use different operational labels and definitions. FireRadar preserves the source wording while grouping records into a consistent active-fire display layer.
Use timestamps carefully
First reported, last updated, source update, and FireRadar ingestion times describe different stages. A recently ingested record may still contain an older source update.
Check the responsible authority
Use the linked official source for evacuation orders, alerts, restrictions, road closures, public-safety instructions, and the newest incident-specific decisions.
Coverage and limitations
FireRadar can only show what each authority publishes through its public source. Fields, update frequency, status terminology, coordinates, perimeter availability, and retention of closed incidents vary. Prince Edward Island and Nunavut do not currently have a confirmed direct active-fire incident feed wired into this layer, so their national context must not be interpreted as direct local incident coverage. FireRadar is informational and is not an emergency alerting authority.
Common questions about this map
What counts as an official active fire on FireRadar?
A marker qualifies when it comes from a confirmed direct provincial or territorial wildfire source and the published record is classified as active rather than recent out or extinguished.
Why can FireRadar differ from a provincial map?
Source update timing, caching, field normalization, map refresh timing, and the authority's public-feed publishing schedule can create short differences. The linked authority remains the final source for operational decisions.
Are satellite hotspots included in the official fire count?
No. NASA FIRMS thermal detections are a separate optional layer and are not added to FireRadar's direct official active-fire total.
Is the CWFIS national layer added to official totals?
No. CWFIS is presented as an alternative national view and may represent the same incidents as direct local feeds, so its records are kept separate rather than added together.
Data source
FireRadar presents this view using Direct provincial and territorial wildfire authorities. The interactive map is informational and may not reflect source changes immediately.
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