Northwest Territories wildfire map
Fires in Northwest Territories right now
Updated
1 fire cluster in Northwest Territories in the last 24 h (1 significant) Strongest: remote Northwest Territories, 318 km WNW of Hay River, 2 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Northwest Territories, Canada: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the province grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 1 last 24 h
- Significant clusters
- 1 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 3
- Strongest fire
- 2 MW remote Northwest Territories, 318 km WNW of Hay River
- Share of Canada
- 1% 75 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 0
Active fires in Northwest Territories
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 3 thermal hotspots in Northwest Territories in the last 24 h, grouped into 1 fire cluster; 1 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 1% of the 75 clusters across Canada.
The most intense is remote Northwest Territories, 318 km WNW of Hay River, peaking at 2 MW (low-intensity) with 3 detections, last seen Sun 5:30 am local time. No cluster in the province passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
No listed city in Northwest Territories has a detection within 80 km.
Fires are assigned to the province of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring province.
Fire clusters in Northwest Territories
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote Northwest Territories, 318 km WNW of Hay River | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 5:30 am | Sun 5:30 am |
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from NWT Fire (gov.nt.ca/en/services/wildfire-operations). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other provinces
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.