VQ060 Fire

ActiveOut of control

Northwest Territories · Discovered July 16, 2026

20,156 acres
Size
-
Contained
No growth
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: CWFIS (Natural Resources Canada) · Last upstream update 71 days ago

Current situation

VQ060 Fire

Active fire
Wind
7 mph W
Air quality · Good
AQI 24

The VQ060 Fire fire has burned 20,156 acres in Northwest Territories. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Canadian officials currently classify its behavior as "Out of control". Wind at the fire is blowing 7 mph toward the W, with gusts to 13 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 24).

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Incident timeline

Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.

  1. Fire first reported in official feeds at 20,156 acres

    46 days ago · August 11, 2026

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