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Two fires that were out of control in the High Level Forest Area were active on 15 May. [55] HWF-036, named the Long Lake Fire, is a rapidly growing fire classified as out of control. It is the largest fire in the province during the 2023 wildfire season, currently having an active burning area of 108,402 hectares (267,867 acres). [55]
The Patry Creek fire to the north was burning out of control by July 23, covering 775 square kilometres (299 sq mi) and limiting access to Highway 77. [35] On July 24, the Dogtooth Forest Service Road fire destroyed 15 structures, including four homes in Golden. [36]
[19] [20] By June 8, 54 fires were active in Ontario. [21] The extreme fire risk briefly moved to northwestern Ontario before moving further west. [22] While most of the fires in central and eastern Ontario were stunted after rain returned in mid-June, [23] the number and size of the Quebec fires quickly grew from 137 fires to 446 fires in just ...
largest fire in Alberta since the 1950 Chinchaga fire. Timmins Fire 9 Timmins Ontario: May–Nov 2012: 0: 39,540 hectares (97,700 acres) [21] Starting North of Gogama, Timmins 9 was the largest fire the area had seen in nearly a 100 years since the 1911 Great Porcupine Fire. L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire: L'Isle-Verte Quebec: Dec 2014: 32 [22]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), the Ontario government ministry responsible for battling forest fires, began immediate efforts to contain the blaze. By July 23, 2018, the fire had covered 50 km 2 (12,000 acres), forcing evacuations and a state of emergency in the community of Henvey Inlet First Nation , as well as ...
An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire — the largest wildfire in the region — has burned more than ...
The larger the circle, the larger the wildfire by acres. Data is from the US Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire, IRWIN, NIFC, NASA, NOAA and ESRI. Open
1985 forest fires burnt 105,000 hectares with the worst affected being around Kavala in eastern Macedonia and Thasos Island in the north Aegean. [11] 2000 forest fires were the worst forest fires to date and included the island of Samos in east Aegean and at Mount Mainalon and eastern Corinthia in the Peloponnese. The burnt area was 167,000 ...