Forest Fire (7619 ha) in Canada 22 Jun 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019925
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Jun 2024 - 26 Jun 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7619 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 67 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

MIL-OSI Translation: The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Islan ... 2024-06-28T23:02+0200.

Source: Government of Canada – in French. June 27, 2024 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Natural Resources Canada. As a result of climate change, the frequency and severity of forest fires are increasing in Canada, which impacts our health,
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Evacuation of Port-Cartier prison was risky, not well planned, union s ... 2024-06-28T18:29+0200.

The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO) criticized several shortcomings linked to the "historic" evacuation of 223 inmates from Port-Cartier, a maximum-security prison in Quebec's Côte-Nord region. Last Friday, Quebec's fire prot
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How forest fires also have an impact on lakes2024-06-28T15:45+0200.

in burned catchment areas. 1. Putting out fires with lake water. One way of fighting fires is to use large quantities of water, often drawn from lakes and transported by air tankers . Although effective, this method can disrupt the physical
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Hydro employees slowly start return to Churchill Falls as fire's threa ... 2024-06-28T11:27+0200.

As rainy and humid weather take a favourable turn in fighting raging forest fires threatening Churchill Falls, a Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro crew has been able to return to the plant. "We are turning our attention to planning and prepar
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),