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  2. 2024 Jasper wildfire - Wikipedia

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    The fires merged and swept through the town, destroying 358 of its 1,113 structures. The evacuation order lasted until August 17, but fires to the south continued to burn out of control. On September 7 Parks Canada announced that the wildfire was under control with the fire estimated to be 32,722 hectares (80,860 acres) in size.

  3. 2024 Canadian wildfires - Wikipedia

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    Fire bans began in Alberta on February 20. [13] Beginning in mid-May, wildfires began to encroach on Fort McMurray , which had been devastated by fire in 2016 . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] On the evening of May 10, the wildfire designated MWF017 was 16 km southeast of Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo had issued an evacuation alert ...

  4. More than 24,000 people evacuated in western Canada as 103 ...

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    The wildfires have increased from the 92 that were reported Friday, at least 31 of which are out of control, from the Alberta Emergency Management Agency said in a news release. Of the 61 ...

  5. List of fires in Canada - Wikipedia

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    largest fire in Alberta since the 1950 Chinchaga fire. Timmins Fire 9 Timmins Ontario: May–Nov 2012: 0: 39,540 hectares (97,700 acres) [21] Starting North of Gogama, Timmins 9 was the largest fire the area had seen in nearly a 100 years since the 1911 Great Porcupine Fire. L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire: L'Isle-Verte Quebec: Dec 2014: 32 [22]

  6. Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why ...

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    Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the ...

  7. 2023 Canadian wildfires - Wikipedia

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    Alberta, covered in wildfire smoke (May 2023) In May, Alberta was the province most impacted by wildfires. [20] [49] Most large wildfires in Alberta in 2023 were triggered by lightning. [31] On May 6, the province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency. [50] [51] By May 7, 108 active fires were burning in the province. [52]

  8. List of wildfires - Wikipedia

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    Fort McMurray Wildfire: Alberta and Saskatchewan: Largest fire evacuation in Alberta history (88,000 on 3 May, a further 8,000 on 16 May). Over 2,400 homes and buildings destroyed. Costliest disaster in Canadian history. [65] [66] 2016: 19,800 acres (8,000 ha) 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires: Tennessee: Began in late November 2016.

  9. Wildfire in Alberta's energy heartland forces thousands to flee

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    Alberta is racing to evacuate thousands of people as an uncontrolled wildfire burns near Fort McMurray. ... News. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login / Join. Mail.