2024 Canadian wildfires | |
---|---|
Date(s) | February 2024-present |
Location |
British Columbia Alberta |
About 150 fires from the 2023 wildfire season managed to continue smouldering underground over the relatively low-snow winter, and re-ignite as early as February 2024. [1]
In May 2024, more wildfires broke out in western Canada. [2] The provinces of Alberta and British Columbia are affected. [3]
The fires threaten Canada's largest oilfields. [4] Fort McMurray is particularly affected. [5] The neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace were ordered to evacuate. [6] The size of an area under an evacuation order in Grande Prairie County was reduced. [7] Alberta Highway 63 was gridlocked as residents attempt to evacuate the city. [8] Edmonton has been affected by smoke and poor air quality. [9]
In British Columbia, wildfires threaten the town of Fort Nelson. [10] The Parker Lake fire blocked a highway. [11]