Forest Fire (7884 ha) in Canada 02 Jun 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1014637
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 02 Jun 2023 - 05 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7884 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 975 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 3

Rains and low temperatures help fight forest fires in Canada2023-06-14T23:29+0200.

Firefighting crews are also hoping rain will help contain the flames. Photo: QUENTIN TYBERGHIEN/AFP/Getty Images. The arrival of rains and the drop in temperatures as well as the presence of thousands of firefighters from various countries
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Canada to depend on international firefighters to combat…2023-06-14T22:42+0200.

SAGUENAY, Que. – Canada will continue to rely on foreign crews to help fight wildfires in the coming years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, as more reinforcements from abroad were expected to join the fight against the country
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'Fires are still burning on our traditional territories' say Cree lead ... 2023-06-14T21:25+0200.

Saguenay - A Cree community is calling on governments to do more to protect forests from fire, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited evacuees and firefighters in Saguenay on Wednesday. "The fires continue to burn our traditional territor
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Canada will continue to rely on foreign firefighters as wildfires incr ... 2023-06-14T20:51+0200.

Canada will continue to rely on foreign crews to help fight wildfires in the coming years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, as more reinforcements from abroad were expected to join the fight against the country’s worst wildfire
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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),