Wildfires in Canada now
Live map of possible wildfires in Canada, as detected by satellites over the last hours. Today's fire danger comes from the EU's Copernicus service.
The map shows areas of about 10 × 10 km where satellites measured heat that probably comes from vegetation. These are not confirmed fires, and the data is up to about 3 hours behind.
The fire season in Canada
Canada has almost 7,000 wildfires a year, burning 2.7 million hectares on average. Lightning starts under half of the fires but accounts for over 80% of the area. 2023 was the worst year on record.
Known large fires in Canada
- Canadian wildfires of 2023 (2023): 185,000 km²
- Canadian wildfires of 2024 (2024): 53,780 km²
- Northwest Territories fires of 2014 (2014): 35,000 km²
- Great Fire of 1919 (1919): 20,234 km²
- Miramichi fire (1825): 16,000 km²
- Chinchaga fire (1950): 14,000 km²
- British Columbia wildfires of 2017 (2017): 11,480 km²
- Richardson fire (2011): 7,051 km²
Are you in Canada?
If you see fire or smoke that could threaten lives or homes, call 911. Always follow advice from the local authorities and your travel company. The map is not a warning system.