🇨🇦 Canada: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 63 significant fire ignitions in Canada (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 63 significant wildfires in Canada, 5 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 919 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | 18 Aug, 02:21 | 24 | 919 |
| Anahim Lake | 5 Aug, 22:51 | 40 | 554 |
| Lillooet | 17 Aug, 19:09 | 1 | 408 |
| Clearwater | 21 Aug, 19:39 | 2 | 340 |
| Golden | 5 Aug, 20:17 | 59 | 323 |
| Christina Lake | 20 Aug, 21:51 | 38 | 270 |
| La Crête | 18 Aug, 03:39 | 12 | 207 |
| Weyburn | 21 Aug, 19:21 | 5 | 186 |
| Vernon | 6 Aug, 19:57 | 18 | 176 |
| Fort Simpson | 21 Aug, 19:39 | 1 | 173 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Canada, August 2026: 63 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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