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Fires Near Fort McMurray, ABCanada flag

Live wildfire tracking around Fort McMurray: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official Canadian sources.

3
Fires within 100 mi
75 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
36
Air quality · Good

All clear

Live risk assessment for Fort McMurray, AB

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 58 active fires within 300 miles of Fort McMurray, AB, including 3 within 100 miles. None are inside Fort McMurray city limits. The most significant is the Lwf-081 fire, 75 miles away at 12 acres. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 36).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Fort McMurray, AB. Bold outline: Fort McMurray city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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no fires
≤ 50 mi
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0 acres
≤ 100 mi
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19 acres
≤ 200 mi
12
20K acres
≤ 300 mi
58
470K acres

This season vs the last decade

0% of an average year
Burning right now0 acres
10-year average (2016–2023, full year)150K acres

Fires currently burning within 25 miles of Fort McMurray cover 0 acres. From 2016 to 2023, an average full year burned 150K acres here. Canadian records count large fires (200+ hectares) only.

Active fires near Fort McMurray, AB

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Fort McMurray

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Tocker
1995
607,879 acres · 83 mi away
Abat
1998
348,419 acres · 80 mi away
Dl1009
1995
327,856 acres · 57 mi away
15bn-Brady
2015
314,757 acres · 69 mi away
11ll-Gerald
2011
245,571 acres · 69 mi away
Carrot Lake Fire
2023
81,886 acres · 81 mi away

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Emergency resources for Alberta

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

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