Current wildfire season · Ontario

2026 Ontario wildfire season

Use this season page to view current official wildfire activity, today's changes, FireRadar's observation history, smoke forecast, AQHI and local community pages.

FireRadar history begins with the first record in its archive. It does not reconstruct agency data from before then.

Current official data

Current wildfires in Ontario

Latest source update: Aug 22, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PDT
Active official fires
26
Current records from Ontario Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services.
Recent out
0
Recent official out or extinguished records.
Reported active hectares
614,907 ha
26 active records report a usable size.
Largest reported active fire
301,240 ha
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Current map

Current Ontario wildfire map

Open the live jurisdiction map and inspect current official incident records.

Today

What changed today in Ontario

Review current-day changes without treating every observation as a new wildfire.

FireRadar history

2026 FireRadar observation history

Explore the season through FireRadar's archived observations and recorded changes.

National context

Canada wildfire season review

Compare season-level FireRadar metrics across Canada.

Smoke and air quality during the 2026 season

Wildfire occurrence, forecast smoke, and measured AQHI are separate signals. A distant fire can produce local smoke, and local air quality can change after the fire map itself has not materially changed.

Wildfire smoke forecast →AQHI observations →

Local Ontario wildfire pages

Move from the season-wide view into fixed community pages with nearby-fire distances, smoke access, AQHI context, and source freshness.

Atikokan →Chapleau →Cochrane →Dryden →Ear Falls →Fort Frances →Geraldton →Greater Sudbury →Hearst →Huntsville →Ignace →Kapuskasing →Kenora →Marathon →Nipigon →North Bay →Ottawa →Parry Sound →
Safety note: FireRadar is informational and does not issue evacuation instructions, emergency alerts, road closures, or fire-spread predictions. Follow Ontario Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services and the applicable emergency authorities for decisions affecting life, property, or travel.