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Fires Near Banff, ABCanada flag

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

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Fires within 100 mi
52 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
157
Air quality · Unhealthy

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Live risk assessment for Banff, AB

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 50 active fires within 300 miles of Banff, AB, including 3 within 100 miles. None are inside Banff city limits. The most significant is the Rwf-036 fire, 52 miles away at 2,365 acres. Air quality at this location is unhealthy (AQI 157).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 2 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 29 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • Air quality is unhealthy (AQI 157); limit time outdoors.

House pin: Banff, AB. Bold outline: Banff 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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no fires
≤ 100 mi
3
2,650 acres
≤ 200 mi
15
9,385 acres
≤ 300 mi
50
475K acres

This season vs the last decade

0% of an average year
Burning right now0 acres
10-year average (2016–2023, full year)6.2K acres

Fires currently burning within 25 miles of Banff cover 0 acres. From 2016 to 2023, an average full year burned 6.2K acres here. Canadian records count large fires (200+ hectares) only.

Active fires near Banff, AB

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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