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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
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No directly equivalent 'active fires' count
US reports differ in methodology from Canada.