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Severe weather · Wildfire smoke

Same fires, different systems.

A single smoke plume can drift from northern Manitoba across the Great Lakes and settle on both sides of a border — but Canada and the United States count fires, warn residents, and measure the air in fundamentally different ways.

Concentrated fire regions · North America

Where the smoke is coming from

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Northwest TerritoriesNorthwestern OntarioNorth-central QuébecManitoba & N. PrairiesBritish ColumbiaNorthern AlbertaYukonCentral LabradorOregon CascadesWashingtonNorthern CaliforniaCentral IdahoWestern ColoradoNorthern MinnesotaGulf Coast LouisianaSouth FloridaWINDSOR·DETROIT
  • CA
    Northwest Territories
    Largest burned area in the country — 255 fires and roughly 1.07M hectares this season, with 19 fires out of control.
  • CA
    Northwestern Ontario
    30 fires out of control; about 738,000 hectares burned province-wide this season.
  • CA
    North-central Québec
    624 fires and roughly 728,000 hectares this season; 107 fires still under monitored response.
  • CA
    Manitoba & N. Prairies
    Northern Manitoba (259,000 ha) and Saskatchewan (267,000 ha) — sustained active fire load.
  • CA
    British Columbia
    Hot, dry and windy in the south with more lightning and little rain; 20 fires out of control.
  • CA
    Northern Alberta
    New starts daily in the northern boreal; crossover conditions and extreme heat in the south. Bear Creek Complex in Wood Buffalo NP.
  • CA
    Yukon
    67 fires this season, 21 under monitored response in remote country.
  • CA
    Central Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador at roughly 94,500 hectares this season; fire danger remains elevated.
  • US
    Oregon Cascades
    Busiest state in the country — 21 large fires after repeated lightning outbreaks east of the Cascades.
  • US
    Washington
    5 large fires; gusty west winds and low humidity east of the Cascades.
  • US
    Northern California
    6 large fires, ~82,700 acres — Biscar near Susanville and the Rock Fire the largest.
  • US
    Central Idaho
    3 large fires; gusty winds and thunderstorms across the Northern Rockies.
  • US
    Western Colorado
    2 large fires including the Keystone Fire near the White River Field Office.
  • US
    Northern Minnesota
    6 large fires — an unusual eastern hotspot; smoke pooling across the Upper Midwest.
  • US
    Gulf Coast Louisiana
    2 large fires in dry coastal fuels.
  • US
    South Florida
    2 large fires including the 19,000-acre Berger 50 fire south of South Bay.
Two national snapshots · not a comparison

Each country counts its own fires, its own way.

Canada · August 6, 2026
3+ million
Hectares burned to dateView source
World Weather Attribution / Natural Resources Canada
National preparedness

Level 4 National Preparedness Response declared — the second-highest tier, signalling national resources are fully committed and international support may be requested.

United States · August 6, 2026
5,253,328
Acres burned year-to-dateView source
NIFC figures last updated Aug 5, 2026
3,260,932
Acres currently burning in large firesView source
NIFC figures last updated Aug 5, 2026
No directly equivalent 'active fires' count
US reports differ in methodology from Canada.