Wildfires burn less than 18,000 hectares in 2026

Alberta wildfire damage way down in 2026 season

Alberta wildfires burned less than three per cent of the amount of forest destroyed based on a fire-year average in the 2026 fire season. The 785 wildfires counted in the […]

Wildfires burn less than 18,000 hectares in 2026

An Alberta Wildfire firefighter handles a hose in a forested area. The province reported 785 wildfires in 2026, with the total area burned falling more than 97 per cent below the five-year average. Photo / Alberta Wildfire / Facebook .captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } Wildfires burned just under 18,000 hectares in Alberta in 2026, more than 97 per cent below the five-year average, according to figures released b…