Forecast layer
Sahtu smoke forecast
Use FireRadar's ECCC FireWork smoke forecast to see modelled smoke movement across and beyond Sahtu. Forecast smoke is not proof that a nearby wildfire is the source of local smoke.
Regional wildfire map · Northwest Territories
Sahtu wildfire map & smoke conditions
View official wildfires and smoke across the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories, including Norman Wells, Great Bear Lake approaches, Mackenzie Valley communities, and remote boreal terrain.
Use the regional view to understand official incident geography across multiple communities, then compare forecast smoke and measured AQHI before drawing conclusions about local air quality.
Current official data
Current wildfires in Sahtu
Latest source update unavailable
Active official fires
0
Northwest Territories wildfire records within the FireRadar region.
Out of control
0
Current active records whose official status is out/not under control.
Reported active hectares
Unavailable
No active regional record currently reports a usable size.
Largest reported active fire
Unavailable
0 recent out records are inside the regional extent.
This region uses an approximate FireRadar boundary and wildfire locations published by the source. It is not an emergency boundary, predicted spread area or municipal boundary.
Smoke forecast for Sahtu
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada FireWork
Checking the latest official ECCC FireWork forecast status. Model issuance, forecast coverage and source status will appear when confirmed. Missing forecast data does not mean the air is clear.
Coverage: This is a regional forecast, not a local measurement. Smoke conditions can vary across Sahtu.
View official source →Update details
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- Normal update timing
- Usually updated twice a day
Source and FireRadar check times may differ. Page preparation is separate from this live status check.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada FireWork.
AQHI observation
Latest AQHI near Sahtu
Checking the latest official ECCC AQHI observation. The value, reporting location and observation time will appear when confirmed. Missing data does not mean the air is clean or the health risk is low.
Open the AQHI observation map →Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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The dashed outline is FireRadar's curated regional counting extent. Incident points, smoke forecasts, and AQHI observations are separate datasets and should not be interpreted as evacuation boundaries or fire-spread predictions. FireRadar regional extents may overlap near transition areas. Regional totals are useful local summaries and must not be added together to produce a province total.
Regional context
Wildfire context across Sahtu
The Sahtu contains enormous areas of boreal forest, tundra transition, major rivers and lakes, Indigenous communities, energy and exploration infrastructure, winter and all-season roads, and aviation-dependent locations. Wildfires can affect air and road access, work camps, traditional travel, community supply chains, and smoke across distances where local incident context must be paired with a broad regional view.
Current official incidents
Active official wildfires in Sahtu
No active wildfires are currently shown in this region. This does not guarantee local safety or replace official emergency information.
Latest completed comparison
What changed around Sahtu
Examples from the completed 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-02 comparison. See the provincial report for the full list.
No changes are shown here. See the provincial report for the complete list.
Measured conditions
Air quality and AQHI
AQHI and observed PM2.5 provide measured air-quality context and remain distinct from FireWork forecast smoke. Station coverage varies across a region, especially in rural and remote areas.
Northwest Territories air quality map →Local wildfire maps
Communities in the Sahtu regional cluster
Norman Wells wildfire map
Track Northwest Territories wildfire and smoke context around Norman Wells and the Sahtu region.
Fort Simpson wildfire map
Track official Northwest Territories wildfires and smoke around Fort Simpson and the Dehcho region.
Inuvik wildfire map
Track Northwest Territories wildfire and smoke context around Inuvik and the Beaufort Delta region.
Official source and emergency information
GNWT fire-detail pages are the source of truth. Matched geometry is placement context and may not be an exact perimeter.
FireRadar does not issue evacuation orders, emergency notices, road closures, or fire-spread predictions. Follow provincial, municipal, Indigenous, and emergency authorities for current instructions.
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