Wildfires

Smoke blows across the slope of Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii, as a fire burns in Maui’s upcountry region on Tuesday, Aug. 8. 2023. Several Hawaii communities were forced to evacuate from wildfires that destroyed at least two homes as of Tuesday as a dry season mixed with strong wind gusts made for dangerous fire conditions. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)

People flee into ocean to escape wildfires at popular Hawaii tourist town

12 rescued from the water as strong winds fan flames that consumed multiple structures in Lahaina

Smoke blows across the slope of Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii, as a fire burns in Maui’s upcountry region on Tuesday, Aug. 8. 2023. Several Hawaii communities were forced to evacuate from wildfires that destroyed at least two homes as of Tuesday as a dry season mixed with strong wind gusts made for dangerous fire conditions. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)
A firefighter works at the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops, B.C., in this July 28, 2023 handout photo. The days of fighting wildfires are long and exhausting, so when crews return to camp, the last thing they want to do is search out a place to sleep or find something to eat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service

Staff working behind the scenes of Canada’s fire fight essential to battle

‘If you want to keep them motivated…you’ve got to try to be able to support them’

A firefighter works at the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops, B.C., in this July 28, 2023 handout photo. The days of fighting wildfires are long and exhausting, so when crews return to camp, the last thing they want to do is search out a place to sleep or find something to eat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service
The map shows the Eagle Bay wildfire, now under control, to the right and the out of control Lower East Adams Lake and Bush Creek East fires in red on the left. (BCWS)

UPDATE: Eagle Bay fire under control, additional resources sent to Adams Lake

CSRD says cooler temperatures helping to reduce fire behaviour

The map shows the Eagle Bay wildfire, now under control, to the right and the out of control Lower East Adams Lake and Bush Creek East fires in red on the left. (BCWS)
Flames burn a forest in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuations

A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40…

Flames burn a forest in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A fireman runs away from blazes as he tries to control a wildfire in New Peramos, near Athens, on July 19. Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on July 19, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. Firefighters battled blazes in parts of Greece and the Canary Islands, while Spain issued heat alerts and some children in Italy’s Sardinia were told to stay away from sports. (Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP via Getty Images / TNS)

Blaze rages out of control on Greek island

2 resorts included in evactuations

A fireman runs away from blazes as he tries to control a wildfire in New Peramos, near Athens, on July 19. Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on July 19, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. Firefighters battled blazes in parts of Greece and the Canary Islands, while Spain issued heat alerts and some children in Italy’s Sardinia were told to stay away from sports. (Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP via Getty Images / TNS)
A general view of burnt forests on the mountains in Mandra, west of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Wildfire evacuations have continued for a third day outside the Greek Capital as a second heat wave hit the Mediterranean country from the west after days of record-high temperatures baked southern Europe. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

EU rushes firefighters to Greece as grueling Mediterranean heat takes toll

‘This underlines the increasing urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible’

A general view of burnt forests on the mountains in Mandra, west of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Wildfire evacuations have continued for a third day outside the Greek Capital as a second heat wave hit the Mediterranean country from the west after days of record-high temperatures baked southern Europe. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, B.C. on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land burned as fires continue to burn out of control across the entire country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Noah Berger

100,000 square kilometres burn in record-breaking Canadian wildfire season

Total area burned roughly the size of Lakes Ontario, Erie and Michigan combined

Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, B.C. on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land burned as fires continue to burn out of control across the entire country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Noah Berger
Ottawa is sending Canadian Rangers and deploying air assets to help with evacuations due to wildfires in northern Quebec. A smoke plume is seen rising from the forest south of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadian Rangers to help evacuate Quebec Cree communities threatened by wildfires

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said the government will also dispatch ‘air assets’ to help fly people to safety

Ottawa is sending Canadian Rangers and deploying air assets to help with evacuations due to wildfires in northern Quebec. A smoke plume is seen rising from the forest south of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Carrol Johnston stands at what was the front entrance of her home before it was destroyed by a wildfire on May 5, in East Prairie Metis Settlement, Alta., Tuesday, July 4, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘It’s home’: Alberta’s Métis community rebuilds settlement after wildfire

The East Prairie Métis Settlement lost about 40 homes, with 14 inhabited at the time of the wildfire

Carrol Johnston stands at what was the front entrance of her home before it was destroyed by a wildfire on May 5, in East Prairie Metis Settlement, Alta., Tuesday, July 4, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A wildfire is currently burning on Mount Seymour, east of the Seymour River, in North Vancouver Wednesday (July 12, 2023). B.C. Wildfire Service currently lists the fire as out of control, and was 0.3 hectares. (Metro Vancouver Regional District Emergency Services/Twitter)

Wildfire burning on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver

B.C. Wildfire Service currently lists it as out of control

A wildfire is currently burning on Mount Seymour, east of the Seymour River, in North Vancouver Wednesday (July 12, 2023). B.C. Wildfire Service currently lists the fire as out of control, and was 0.3 hectares. (Metro Vancouver Regional District Emergency Services/Twitter)
Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, British Columbia on Sunday, July 2, 2023. More campfire bans are on the way in B.C. as a heat wave in many areas is not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covers all but the southeast corner of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Noah Berger

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning ramp up wildfire risk

5 temperature records were set Wednesday from northeastern B.C. to Vancouver Island

Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, British Columbia on Sunday, July 2, 2023. More campfire bans are on the way in B.C. as a heat wave in many areas is not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covers all but the southeast corner of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Noah Berger
A helicopter carrying a water basket flies past a smoke plume near Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Natural Resources Canada says the country’s record-breaking wildfire season will continue to be greater than normal throughout July and into August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season expected to burn hot for months

Atlantic Canada should see more normal conditions in August, the rest of the country likely will not

A helicopter carrying a water basket flies past a smoke plume near Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Natural Resources Canada says the country’s record-breaking wildfire season will continue to be greater than normal throughout July and into August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Donnie Creek wildfire burns in an area between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John, B.C., in this undated handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT **

Crews from U.S., Mexico headed to northern B.C. to help fight wildfires

B.C. Wildfire Service preparing for an active, busy period in the coming weeks

The Donnie Creek wildfire burns in an area between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John, B.C., in this undated handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Retardant is shown being dropped from a plane on the Knox Mountain fire in Kelowna on Canada Day. B.C. Wildfire Service operations director Cliff Chapman said the call centre received more than 1,000 calls over the long weekend to report 46 new fires, which resulted in 35 of those being held or out. (Submitted)

B.C. Wildfire Service applauds the 1,000 calls to report 46 new fires

Over the long weekend, 35 of those fires were held or out because of the reporting

Retardant is shown being dropped from a plane on the Knox Mountain fire in Kelowna on Canada Day. B.C. Wildfire Service operations director Cliff Chapman said the call centre received more than 1,000 calls over the long weekend to report 46 new fires, which resulted in 35 of those being held or out. (Submitted)
A fire near the Tumbler Ridge area in June 2023. The community was evacuated due to the wildfire. (BC Wildfire Service)

1 million hectares burned in B.C. as wildfire season just getting started

Province already having its third worst fire season on record as July set to get drier and hotter

A fire near the Tumbler Ridge area in June 2023. The community was evacuated due to the wildfire. (BC Wildfire Service)
The Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. is seen amid haze from wildfire smoke as Dani Gibbons, left, and Hailey Mckeown sit along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, on Monday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Fire centre declares 2023 already worst year ever for Canadian wildfires

It took less than six months to surpass the previous record for an entire year

The Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. is seen amid haze from wildfire smoke as Dani Gibbons, left, and Hailey Mckeown sit along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, on Monday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Smoke from the wildfires burning across northern Quebec is grounding the province’s water bombers and causing widespread smog warnings futher south. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Quebec wildfire smoke causes widespread smog, grounds some water bombers

Heavy rain and some wind pending, which should allow operations to resume ‘almost normally’

The skyline of Montreal is obscured by a haze of smog, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Smoke from the wildfires burning across northern Quebec is grounding the province’s water bombers and causing widespread smog warnings futher south. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Hunter Sousa, 18, from Maine, poses for a photo after arriving in Shubenacadie, N.S., on Saturday, June 3, 2023, to assist with fighting wildfires in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Foreign firefighters fight flames and fatigue, get ‘eaten alive’ by mosquitoes

Trip to Canada gives front-row view to infernos of a magnitude few of them had ever seen

Hunter Sousa, 18, from Maine, poses for a photo after arriving in Shubenacadie, N.S., on Saturday, June 3, 2023, to assist with fighting wildfires in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
Fiona Famulak, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, says the growing frequency of natural disasters like wildfires requires new forms of government assistance for business. (Photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service)

B.C. Chamber CEO calls for urgent reforms to disaster assistance programs

Plans for helping businesses following natural disasters ‘developed for a different time’

Fiona Famulak, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, says the growing frequency of natural disasters like wildfires requires new forms of government assistance for business. (Photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service)
The Donnie Creek wildfire near Trutch, B.C. is shown in a handout photo. More than 200 wildfires are still burning out of control in Canada this morning as the country’s record-setting forest fire season continues to raze thousands of square kilometres every day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook-BC Wildfire Service

Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn

207 of 420 fires burning in Canada are still considered to be out of control

The Donnie Creek wildfire near Trutch, B.C. is shown in a handout photo. More than 200 wildfires are still burning out of control in Canada this morning as the country’s record-setting forest fire season continues to raze thousands of square kilometres every day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook-BC Wildfire Service