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Newfoundland and Labrador Wildfires: Live Fire Map

22
Active fires
119K
Acres
21
Under 50% contained
17
Air quality · good province-wide
Current situation

Newfoundland and Labrador

Elevated activity
Large fires (1K+)
13
New fires (48h)
0
Newfoundland and Labrador currently has 22 active wildfires burning a combined 118,562 acres. 13 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres. The biggest is the 606 fire at 29,900 acres.
Air quality is good across all 2 monitoring stations in the province right now (typical AQI 17, peak 17).
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Bold outline: Newfoundland and Labrador boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring provinces.

Evacuation status in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.

Is there a fire near me?

Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.

This season vs the last decade

403% of an average year
Burning right now119K acres
10-year average (2016–2023, full year)29K acres

Fires currently burning in Newfoundland and Labrador cover 119K acres. From 2016 to 2023, an average full year burned 29K acres here.

Active fires in Newfoundland and Labrador

Wildfire history in Newfoundland and Labrador

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

1994
Worst year · 272K acres
7
Large fires / year · average
200
Total fires · since 1990
Acres burned by year
74K
37K
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Average acres burned by month · 2009–2023
7.2K
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June and July account for 97% of the acreage burned in Newfoundland and Labrador in an average year, based on large fires (200+ hectares) in Canadian federal records.

Large fires recorded by year
13251990: 14 fires19901991: 20 fires1992: 3 fires1993: 11 fires1994: 6 fires1995: 2 fires19951996: 25 fires1997: 2 fires1998: 11 fires1999: 10 fires2000: 18 fires20002001: 1 fires2002: 3 fires2003: 15 fires2004: 3 fires2005: 5 fires20052006: 2 fires2007: 3 fires2009: 1 fires2010: 2 fires2012: 18 fires20122013: 2 fires2014: 1 fires2015: 4 fires2016: 2 fires2017: 1 fires20172020: 4 fires2022: 4 fires2023: 7 fires2023
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Newfoundland and Labrador averaged 29K acres burned and 4 fires per year. That is 56% down in acreage and 53% down in fire count versus the 1990–2015 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Wildfire history near you

How close have major wildfires come to your home in Newfoundland and Labrador? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.

Largest fires on record in Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Paradise Lake202241,392 acres
  • Julien River202326,094 acres
  • Bay d'Espoir Hwy Com202213,872 acres
  • Webb's Bay202311,990 acres

Emergency resources for Newfoundland and Labrador

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

Get 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 Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's

Nearby provinces

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