Forest Fire (5668 ha) in Canada 21 Jul 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1029603
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 2
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5668 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Latest media headlines

Il Canada brucia: ecco la mappa in tempo reale 7/23/2026 7:50:00 PM.

Il Canada brucia: sta affrontando una delle stagioni di incendi boschivi più gravi degli ultimi anni e sebbene questa non abbia ancora raggiunto i livelli degli incendi del 2023, l’inquinamento atmosferico ha già varcato la frontiera. La fo
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“Nessuno ci ha avvertiti degli incendi, ci siamo dovuti salvare da sol.. 7/23/2026 10:38:00 AM.

Sono s tati lasciati ad “auto-evacuarsi” senza un aiuto governativo o allerte di emergenza. È questo il destino che è toccato ad alcune popolazioni indigene del Canada che non sono state avvertite degli incendi boschivi. Il motivo? Secondo
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Cyprus issues red alert for forest fires Friday amid “most dangerous d.. 7/23/2026 10:37:00 AM.

Cyprus’s Forest Department declared a red alert for Friday, warning that the risk of forest fires breaking out and spreading will be at its highest level, as high temperatures , very low humidity and strong winds combine to raise the danger
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),