Forest fire numbers are down in N.B.

This soak of a summer will likely end with the lowest number of forest fires on record in New Brunswick.

BC homeowners urged to prepare now for wildfire season

Despite the slow start to hot summer weather, approximately one-third of the province has been given a 'moderate to extreme' wildfire danger rating.

North Vancouver grass fire

North Vancouver City firefighters responded to a grass fire at the northeast corner of the intersection at Lonsdale and Highway 1 at 1:30 on thursday afternoon. The fire covered an area about 50 ft in diameter and was less than 100 ft from a three story wood frame apartment building.

Ex-Mountie to head Slave Lake wildfire review

... government has named an independent committee to look at how well it fought the fires and the effectiveness of its wildfire management programs. Former RCMP No. 2 Bill Sweeney, seen in 2005, will chair a provincial review of the Slave Lake ...

Committee reviewing handling of Slave Lake wildfires

The provincial government has named an independent committee to look at how well it fought the May fires and the effectiveness of its wildfire management programs.

Independent committee reviewing Albertaa s handling of Slave Lake wildfires

... has named an independent committee to look at how well it fought the May fires and the effectiveness of its wildfire management programs. Bill Sweeney, one-time RCMP senior deputy commissioner, is chairman of the committee, which includes two ...

Best pictures from the past 24 hours

... photo released to Reuters August 23, 2011. Sixteen firefighters in Idaho held their own on Tuesday against the wildfire that forced dozens of their colleagues to retreat as it raged along the Montana border, devouring 18,000 acres of rugged forest. ...

Independent committee reviewing Alberta’s handling of Slave Lake wildfires

... has named an independent committee to look at how well it fought the May fires and the effectiveness of its wildfire management programs. Bill Sweeney, one-time RCMP senior deputy commissioner, is chairman of the committee, which includes two ...

Rainy summer limits B.C. forest fires

... An air tanker drops a load of fire retardant on the Tisigar Lake fire in northeastern B.C. earlier this year. (Wildfire Management Branch) Fisher said Monday the relatively low number of fires has meant the province was able to send a cumulative ...

Monday forest fire update

NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************ Northeast Region - August 22, 2011 Provincial overview Ten new fires were reported in the province on Sunday, August 21, bringing the total number of active fires to 93.

Leduc blaze rekindles bad Slave Lake memories

... whose Leduc home was savaged by fire shared tears with friends and family who saw their own homes razed by the wildfire that tore through Slave Lake. Tammy Lukan, her husband Greg and one-year-old son were camping at Lukan's hometown of Slave Lake ...

Firewatcher’s disappearance a mystery five years on

And in the quiet of her forest outpost five years ago, the 70-year-old Alberta provincial government employee vanished.

Disappearance of firewatcher remains a mystery

And in the quiet of her forest outpost five years ago, the 70-year-old Alberta provincial government employee vanished.

Keelty report claims WA fire boss scalp

The boss of Western Australia's Fire and Emergency Service Authority has been sacked after a scathing report into February's Perth Hills bushfire that destroyed 71 homes.

Ontario forest fire activity expected to decrease

NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ***************************** Fire conditions in Ontario are easing for the time being as a slow-moving weather system continues to bring precipitation and cloud cover to much of the province.

Fire risk rises with temperatures

... PM After weeks of waiting, summer has finally arrived. And the wave of warm and dry temperatures has provincial wildfire officials keeping a close eye on the weather. In recent days, the fire-danger rating within the City of Kamloops moved up to ...

Hot, dry conditions resurrect likelihood of B.C. wildfires

What had been an unusually quiet B.C. wildfire season is on the verge of heating up.
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