Hundreds of wildfires are raging across Canada, with heatwave warnings continuing in several provinces.
Canada's Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC) is currently devoting the necessary resources to assist the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador. Mobilization is increasing and we are at National Readiness Level 3. Where wildfire activity is most active.
A total of 3,121 wildfires have been recorded in Canada so far this year, burning an area of 1,106,771 hectares, according to CIFFC.
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In terms of the wildfire season, it was a typical year for western Canada, but the situation is worsening in the Canadian Atlantic, especially Newfoundland, according to Anthony Farnell, chief meteorologist at Global News. is abnormal.
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"The last couple of weeks have been very warm, dry and sunny, so the (wildfire) material was there, Newfoundland," he said.
The very warm waters throughout the island likely also played a role, Farnell said.
Newfoundland and Labrador
A state of emergency was declared in Central over the weekend. Newfoundland, and a ban on open fires expanded to cover the entire state.
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As of the afternoon of August 8th, there were four active fires, three of which were It was out of control.N. L. Latest update byFaculty of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture.
Paradise Lake, Bay He attributed all three of his notable fires on Despoir Highway, Southern Lake Access Road, to lightning strikes, the Newfoundland and Labrador Government Forestry Commissioner Supervisor Jeff Motti said.
The Bay Despoir Highway was forced to close due to smoke control problems, he said.
Meanwhile, on Sunday evening, the size of the Paradise Lake fire expanded from 5,392 hectares to 6,614 hectares.
"The main concern with this is that the municipality has reached a trigger point where he has to notify towns within 25 kilometers," he said.
However, winds were weaker and temperatures warmer than forecast for Sunday night. The fire didn't grow as much as expected because it was low and humid, Motti said.
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Twelve incident management teams are working on the ground to contain the situation.
Quebec has imported resources from Quebec, including 4 Sea Bombers and 1 Bird Dog aircraft.
Farnell said there will be some easing ahead, with much cooler and wetter weather forecast in the east.
"(Temperatures) should reach teenage highs, followed by (expected) clouds and showers, so things should really improve after a hot spell in the Canadian Atlantic. he said.
"They are getting some mitigation, so it will be a better pattern of fire risk in Maritimes and Newfoundland."
British Columbia The province
British Columbia had 60 active fires burning as of Monday.In total,the agency responded to 552 wildfires this year, according to BC Wildfire Service data. 92 of them. from last week.
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Over 31,000 Ha It's well below the seasonal average this year as the area burned down, said Erica Berg of British Columbia. Forest fire information officer.
Notable wildfires are her eight, four at the Kamloops Fire Center and four at the Southeastern Fire Center. The largest burning at Keremeos Creek is spread over approximately 5,900 hectares.
Evacuation orders and warnings are therefore in place for local jurisdictions.
Evacuation alerts were also issued for the Connell Ridge and Watching Creek fires.
Update: This afternoon,#BCWildfire completed planned ignitions at multiple locations of the Keremeos Creek wildfire (K50863). The crew successfully brought the edge of fire from difficult-to-access terrain to viable control lines. pic. twitter. com/aOlRfuvdhh
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) Aug 8, 2022
According to Berg, this year The fire season got off to a slow start due to a cool, wet spring, but hot, dry weather, especially in the southern part of the state, plateaued with increased activity last month.
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"Expect some increase in activity this week as a result of temperatures and dryness in the building...last weekend,
Farnell also said: Wildfire activity is increasing in B.C., which said well above normal temperatures and drier conditions in the west will occur next month.
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"This is certainly a concern as we are going through the middle of summer and even into early fall," he said.
Northwest Territories
There are currently 78 fires in the Northwest Territories, and according to Mike, over the past 24 hours He has one record. Westwick, N. W. T Wildfire Information Officer.
This year he recorded 189 fires in the area, burning 381,041 hectares. And, Westwick said, most of the fires were natural fires caused by lightning strikes.
Authorities in the Northwest Territories are closely monitoring a fire west of Lake Marian that has reignited after a long period of underground dormancy.
According to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the lingering fire, also known as the 'zombie fire', has spread to about 65 square kilometers and is burning about 38 kilometers southeast of Whati.
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A holdover fire is a fire that remains dormant for a significant period of time after starting and is not detected, especially caused by lightning. On the fire, according to, the BC Wildfire Service has
In the final mapping, the fire he said was burning on 7,356 ha, Westwick said.
"Producing a considerable amount of smoke, he is very visible to the communities in the area, especially to the community of Whati."
However, the fire caused the cabin, the community , infrastructure will not be at risk, he added.
"As a matter of fact, these kinds of fires are best left burning when they are not threatening things, people or values. It is just a natural part of our landscape." because," said Westwick.
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Authorities are also monitoring wildfires about 30 kilometers east of Turita. The wildfires are becoming more active as winds pick up and lots of smoke is being produced.
North and South,” said Westwick, based on a number of monitoring stations. increase.
The Canadian wildfire season typically begins in April, peaks in July, and ends in October.
Last year saw a record heat wave in the country, especially in British Columbia, where a state of emergency was declared in July. The season started early.
— Using files from The Canadian Press
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