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Map. Map. Location in Alberta. The wildfire burning near Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016. On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.
Perimeter of Richardson Fire ( map data) The Richardson Fire (also known as the Richardson Backcountry Fire) was a 2011 forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta. It was located north of the city of Fort McMurray in an area known as the Richardson Backcountry. The fire started in mid-May 2011, and burned over 700,000 hectares (1,700,000 ...
Contents. 2024 Canadian wildfires. 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.
May 14, 2024 at 7:27 PM. VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada’s oil sand hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, were ordered to ...
Residents who were ordered out of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home, authorities said Saturday. The Regional Municipality of Wood ...
The fire, which started last week, caused about 6,600 residents to flee parts of the southern end of Fort McMurray. Canadians are hopeful shifting winds may push wildfire away from the oil sands ...
Website. RM of Wood Buffalo. Fort McMurray ( / məkˈmʌri / mək-MURR-ee) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. [10] [11] It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest.
Less than eight years later, wildfire was again at Fort McMurray's doorstep. ... Canada shows on a fire map on April 11, 2024 the areas in red where the Barrington wildfire happened on May 26 ...