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The wildfire burning near Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.
The Richardson Fire (also known as the Richardson Backcountry Fire) was a 2011 forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta. It was located north of the city of Fort McMurray in an area known as the Richardson Backcountry. The fire started in mid-May 2011, and burned over 700,000 hectares (1,700,000 acres) of boreal forest.
By May 15, four neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray (Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace) were ordered to evacuate, displacing 6,000 and causing gridlock on Alberta Highway 63. [15] [20] Because local vegetation was still regrowing from the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, the fires spread more slowly compared to eight years before ...
FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her ...
Residents who were ordered out of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home, authorities said Saturday. The Regional Municipality of Wood ...
Said to have been the largest wildfires in 30 years in the Northwest Territories [24] Note: Damage is the cost of fire fighting. 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire: Northern Alberta (incl. Fort McMurray) and Saskatchewan Alberta Saskatchewan: May– Jul 2016: 2 (indirect) [25] $9.9 billion (direct and indirect costs) [26] [27] [28] 3,244
The 2016 wildfire season involved wildfires in multiple continents. ... 2016 Uttarakhand forest fires, India [1] ... 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Canada [4]
The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire led to the evacuation of its residents and caused widespread damage. Formerly a city, Fort McMurray became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, to create the Municipality of Wood Buffalo (renamed the RM of Wood Buffalo on August 14, 1996). [12]