![]() Additional international resources from South Korea and Mexico joined the list of countries providing support to Canada in July.īy June 21st, the Donnie Creek Wildfire in British Columbia broke the provincial record for the single largest fire on record. Air quality reports from across north America began making international headlines.īy mid-June there were 10 countries with personnel in Canada including a representative from the European Union, Spain, Portugal, and France, Costa Rica, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. Along with Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, and Nova Scotia, Quebec was also seeking firefighting resources. On June 1st, activity in Quebec rapidly picked up as there was extreme fire danger indices across the province prior to a line of scattered lightning storms that ignited many fires and resulted in evacuation of many people. International personnel from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa began to arrive at this time as there was significant competition for domestic resources. ![]() Elsewhere, wildfire management agencies began to pull back their resources supporting the west to focus on their own needs. On June 1st, Nova Scotia declared a Provincial State of Emergency due to wildland fires. Manitoba also saw evacuations at this time as their fire activity increased. By May 16th, 2023, approximately 1 million hectares had already burned.īy late May major fires had erupted in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia which led to the evacuation thousands of people. This was soon followed by Northwest Territories as fires near Hay River prompted their first evacuations of the season. Saskatchewan and Northeast British Columbia also saw their fire seasons begin with evacuation orders in Buffalo Narrows and Fort St. On May 6th, Alberta declared a Provincial State of Emergency due to wildland fires. In early May, Alberta requested support through CIFFC as additional emergency alerts and evacuation orders were declared. The first evacuation alert due to wildfire was in mid-April due to the Southeast Skwish Creek wildfire in British Columbia, which was soon followed by a series of evacuation orders in central and northern Alberta and in Harbour Breton Newfoundland as a forest fire came within metres of homes. resources were mobilized (personnel and aircraft) through these agreements. ![]() Some provinces and territories also have mutual assistance agreements with border states also known as the North American Fire Compacts. These resources included personnel and equipment (such as pumps and hose). In addition, the CIFFC coordinated multiple types of resources from the United States through the U.S. The Government of Canada in collaboration with the CIFFC coordinated international personnel from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain. There were multiple requests for federal assistance by provinces and territories for fire fighters, specialized incident command personnel and airlift support. Over the fire season, response resources were mobilized across the country from all CIFFC member agencies. This indicates there is little to no mobilization resources occurring through CIFFC. CIFFC continued to reduce its preparedness level throughout the month of September and returned to Level 1 on October 6th. CIFFC reduced its posture to Level 4 on September 8th, once there were no longer any significant outstanding resource requests. This indicates an ongoing full commitment of national response resources (personnel, aircraft, and/or equipment) as well as a sustained extreme demand for response resources throughout the spring and summer from Provinces and Territories. The CIFFC remained at Preparedness Level 5 throughout May, June, July, August, and into September. Requests for wildland fire resource sharing both nationally and internationally are managed through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), a not-for-profit corporation owned by the federal, provincial, and territorial wildland fire management agencies.įire activity in the spring started early in Canada, with the National Preparedness Level (NPL) quickly rising from Level 1 the last week of April to Level 5 by May 11th. ![]() The blank numbers above are currently unavailable this time of year. Weekly national situation reports will resume Spring 2024. Check the Air Quality Health Index for air quality in your area.ĭata Sources: * Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre ** Canadian National Fire database.Data courtesy of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). ![]() National Wildland Fire Situation Report National Wildland Fire Situation Report ![]()
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