Official wildfire incident · Northwest Territories

ZF052-26 wildfire

View the latest available official incident record, reported status, size, dates, suspected cause, map location and source information for ZF052-26.

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What changed for ZF052-26

Source-reported size revision: Source-reported size revision: 84,000 ha.

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Current official status

Out of control

Source-reported size

84,000 ha

Official source update status

Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PDT

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Recent changes

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Reported size
Source-reported size revision
Source-reported size revision: 84,000 ha.
Observed by FireRadar Aug 23, 2026, 8:16 p.m. UTC
Reported size
Source-reported size revision
Source-reported size revision: 44,898 ha.
Observed by FireRadar Aug 10, 2026, 3:23 p.m. UTC
Reported size
Source-reported size revision
Source-reported size revision: 39,757 ha.
Observed by FireRadar Aug 9, 2026, 8:56 p.m. UTC

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Nearby communities

Behchokǫ̀162.6 km Yellowknife251.9 km Fort Simpson269.1 km Fort Providence279.8 km Hay River361.6 km

Nearby highway corridors

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Current AQHI context

AQHI 1.4

Low risk at Yellowknife, approximately 252 km from the incident point.

Current observation window · Sep 14, 2026, 11:00 p.m. UTC

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Location-specific smoke outlook

Peak 0 µg/m³

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