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Compared to the five-year average, Saskatchewan experienced more wildfires than expected, and fires were threatening power and telecommunications infrastructure in early July. [66] Smoke from fires in the west began causing air quality advisories in most of the province. [67]
[10] [51] The fire continued to grow, from 285,000 ha (700,000 acres) on May 16 to 504,443 ha (1,246,510 acres) on May 21 and even spread across 741 ha (1,830 acres) in Saskatchewan. [52] While the fire moved away from Fort McMurray, two explosions and poor air quality continued to prevent residents and rebuilding crews from returning to the ...
2015 Canadian wildfires were a series of wildfires across Canada and Alaska in June 2015 which spread smoke across most of North America. Over two hundred fires were ablaze across British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. [1] Tens of thousand of people had been evacuated and more than 1,900,000 hectares (4,700,000 acres) of forest had burned ...
Smoke around the Treasure Valley and across the Pacific Northwest is coming from multiple fires. These sources show where.
Wildfires in Saskatchewan (June 2023) Like other regions, Saskatchewan had a dry spring, leading to increased risk for wildfires. [ 108 ] By May 25, the province had seen 187 fires; the five-year average for that point in the season is 111. [ 92 ]
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025. California ...
Maps of the risk of fire potential over the coming months show areas of the U.S. at greatest risk along the coasts. Southern California, which was hit hard in January, is at above normal risk ...
Largest single wildfire in BC Wildfire history. 2017 Alberta fires Alberta, Saskatchewan Alberta Saskatchewan: summer 2017: 1 [33] 14+ [33] Fires possibly caused by power lines downed in a storm. [34] North Bay 69: Temagami Ontario: Jul– Aug 2018: 0: 221 hectares (550 acres) 2018 Parry Sound forest fire: Parry Sound District Ontario: Jul ...