The Canadian government is gearing up for what they fear will be an unprecedented wildfire season
Canada’s wildfire risk projections for June 2023.In June, nearly the entirety of western Canada is listed at a well-above average risk for wildfires, including nearly all of the Northwest Territories and northern Ontario, a large swath of southern Ontario from Windsor north through Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe, as well as extreme western portions of Quebec.
“The current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity.” Just under 200 interagency firefighters are deployed across Canada through mutual aid agreements, helped on the ground by 957 international firefighters from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.Article content
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