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Alberta Wildfires: Live Fire Map

17 active wildfires burning 47,648 acres in Alberta right now. Official Canadian data.

17
Active fires
48K
Acres
11
Under 50% contained
57
Air quality · Moderate

Current situation in Alberta

Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
5
New fires (48h)
0

Alberta currently has 17 active wildfires burning a combined 47,648 acres. 5 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres. The biggest is the HWF-094 fire at 32,618 acres. Air quality near the center of the province is moderate (AQI 57).

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Bold outline: Alberta boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring provinces.

This season vs the last decade

4% of an average year
Burning right now48K acres
10-year average (2016–2023, full year)1.2M acres

Fires currently burning in Alberta cover 48K acres. From 2016 to 2023, an average full year burned 1.2M acres here.

Active fires in Alberta

Wildfire history in Alberta

Large fires (200+ hectares) since 1990, Canadian National Fire Database.

2023
Worst year · 5.5M acres
22
Large fires / year · average
742
Total fires · since 1990
Acres burned by year
'10
'15
'20
'23
Large fires recorded by year
36711990: 17 fires19901991: 5 fires1992: 2 fires1993: 15 fires1994: 13 fires1995: 17 fires19951996: 3 fires1997: 4 fires1998: 67 fires1999: 43 fires2000: 13 fires20002001: 20 fires2002: 28 fires2003: 16 fires2004: 33 fires2005: 8 fires20052006: 36 fires2007: 12 fires2008: 9 fires2009: 17 fires2010: 16 fires20102011: 30 fires2012: 36 fires2013: 8 fires2014: 7 fires2015: 64 fires20152016: 11 fires2017: 20 fires2018: 22 fires2019: 26 fires2020: 3 fires20202021: 19 fires2022: 31 fires2023: 71 fires2023
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Alberta averaged 1.6M acres burned and 30 fires per year. That is 285% up in acreage and 47% up in fire count versus the 1990–2018 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Alberta

  • Basset Fire2023578,377 acres
  • Long Lake Complex2023501,678 acres
  • Pembina Complex2023498,938 acres
  • Kimiwan2023353,457 acres
  • Dl10091995327,856 acres

Emergency resources for Alberta

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Alberta Emergency AlertEvacuationsOfficial provincial alerts including evacuation orders.alberta.caAlberta Wildfire statusFire infoProvincial wildfire situation dashboard.alberta.caGet Prepared (Public Safety Canada)Fire infoFederal guidance on emergency plans, kits, and regional alerts.canada.caCWFIS interactive fire mapFire infoNatural Resources Canada's national fire situation map.cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca

Fires near a city in Alberta

CalgaryEdmontonFort McMurrayLethbridgeBanff

Nearby provinces

Northwest Territories (198)Quebec (193)Ontario (178)Manitoba (144)Saskatchewan (48)British Columbia (38)