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Manitoba Wildfires: Live Fire Map

144 active wildfires burning 532,457 acres in Manitoba right now. Official Canadian data.

144
Active fires
532K
Acres
128
Under 50% contained
26
Air quality · Good

Current situation in Manitoba

Elevated activity
Large fires (1K+)
61
New fires (48h)
0

Manitoba currently has 144 active wildfires burning a combined 532,457 acres. 61 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres. The biggest is the MB-NO028 fire at 47,148 acres. Air quality near the center of the province is good (AQI 26).

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

This season vs the last decade

81% of an average year
Burning right now532K acres
10-year average (2016–2023, full year)654K acres

Fires currently burning in Manitoba cover 532K acres. From 2016 to 2023, an average full year burned 654K acres here.

Active fires in Manitoba

Wildfire history in Manitoba

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

1994
Worst year · 3.5M acres
45
Large fires / year · average
1,541
Total fires · since 1990
Acres burned by year
'10
'15
'20
'23
Large fires recorded by year
741481990: 16 fires19901991: 48 fires1992: 25 fires1993: 17 fires1994: 67 fires1995: 83 fires19951996: 42 fires1997: 25 fires1998: 44 fires1999: 43 fires2000: 34 fires20002001: 43 fires2002: 38 fires2003: 126 fires2004: 21 fires2005: 31 fires20052006: 42 fires2007: 37 fires2008: 33 fires2009: 4 fires2010: 57 fires20102011: 20 fires2012: 65 fires2013: 90 fires2014: 15 fires2015: 44 fires20152016: 21 fires2017: 87 fires2018: 62 fires2019: 26 fires2020: 17 fires20202021: 148 fires2022: 23 fires2023: 47 fires2023
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Manitoba averaged 808K acres burned and 52 fires per year. That is 21% up in acreage and 18% up in fire count versus the 1990–2018 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Manitoba

  • Ea0962021671,387 acres
  • Ea0442021429,041 acres
  • Ea1452021215,737 acres
  • We0322021158,431 acres
  • We0642021139,723 acres

Emergency resources for Manitoba

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

Manitoba Emergency ManagementAlertsProvincial emergency coordination and evacuation support.gov.mb.caManitoba Wildfire ServiceFire infoProvincial fire situation, restrictions, and updates.gov.mb.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 Manitoba

WinnipegThompson

Nearby provinces

Northwest Territories (198)Quebec (193)Ontario (178)Saskatchewan (48)British Columbia (38)Yukon (26)