Lake & recreation area · Northwest Territories

Great Bear Lake wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track official wildfires and smoke around Great Bear Lake and the remote Sahtu communities, wilderness, traditional lands, and northern access routes of the Northwest Territories.

Distances are measured from a representative point because a verified boundary is not available. Conditions may vary widely across large parks, lakes, districts and recreation areas.

Current official data · representative reference-point distance

Wildfire activity near the Great Bear Lake reference point

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Within 25 km of reference point
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Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
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Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 100 km of reference point
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Nearest active fire to reference point
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Reference point: 66.000, -121.200. Distance is measured to FireRadar's representative place anchor because verified boundary geometry is not attached to this page. It is not a spread, evacuation, access, or safety distance.

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Wildfire context for Great Bear Lake

Great Bear Lake is an immense northern lake surrounded by tundra transition, boreal forest in southern areas, Indigenous communities, remote lodges, traditional travel routes, winter and seasonal access, and vast roadless terrain. Fire can affect southern forested approaches, aviation, community logistics, and smoke even across very large distances.

Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather

Smoke forecasts, measured AQHI and Fire Danger ratings describe different conditions. FireRadar shows each separately so one is not mistaken for another.

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Official wildfire source for Northwest Territories

GNWT fire-detail pages are the source of truth. Matched geometry is placement context and may not be an exact perimeter.

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Emergency, closure, and travel information

FireRadar is an informational wildfire map. It does not issue evacuation instructions, park closures, road closures, travel advisories, fire bans, campground or trail status, or fire-spread predictions. Follow the applicable provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, parks, transportation, and emergency authorities for operational decisions.

Regional wildfire context near Great Bear Lake

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Community wildfire maps near Great Bear Lake

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Norman Wells →Inuvik →Fort Simpson →Behchokǫ̀ →Yellowknife →Fort Providence →Hay River →Fort Smith →

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