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August 25, 2023
Wildfire forces crews to retreat, threatens key hub point of Hay River, N.W.T.

Hot topicsHeadlinesNewsWildfiresEmergency & disaster management

August 25, 2023
Support pours in for 13 firefighters in tiny B.C. brigade whose own homes burned down

Hot topicsHeadlinesNewsWildfiresEmergency & disaster management

August 25, 2023
‘Incredibly rare phenomenon’ forms in Canada wildfires

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August 25, 2023
Welcome to wildland fire fighting

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August 25, 2023
NFPA Impact: Fire Prevention Week goes back to basics

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August 25, 2023
Evacuation orders, final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires diminish

Hot topicsHeadlinesNewsWildfiresEmergency & disaster management

August 24, 2023
B.C. fire crews temporarily pulled out as protest tried to ‘overwhelm’ RCMP blockade

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August 24, 2023
The wildland urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.

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August 24, 2023
Canadian fire demonstration test reinforces safety of mass timber

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August 24, 2023
Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze

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August 24, 2023
West Kootenay remains ‘relatively stable’ in worst ever B.C. fire season

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August 24, 2023
B.C. lifts travel restrictions to West Kelowna with fires in Central Okanagan and Lake Country being held

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August 23, 2023
NIST issues new guidance for emergency response during wildfires

Hot topicsHeadlinesNewsWildfiresEmergency & disaster management

August 23, 2023
Halifax studying ways to better protect at risk neighbourhoods from wildfires

Hot topicsHeadlinesNewsWildfiresEmergency & disaster managementIndigenousTraining

August 23, 2023
Wildfire fighting program tailored to needs of Indigenous communities

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August 22, 2023
No lives lost in wildfires that swept through Central Okanagan: West Kelowna Fire Chief

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August 22, 2023
Crews continue battling N.W.T. wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife

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August 22, 2023
Structural losses from wildfires in West Kelowna area estimated at fewer than 90

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August 22, 2023
Grateful Kelowna family thanks Central Saanich firefighters in person

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August 22, 2023
Township of Cramahe announces appointment of new fire chief

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August 21, 2023
Wildfire fight switches from defence to offence near capital of Northwest Territories

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August 21, 2023
Telus commits $5 million to support B.C. fire relief

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August 21, 2023
Smoky conditions help B.C. fire fight, causes Metro Vancouver air quality advisory

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August 20, 2023
Firefighters take stock of N.W.T. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end

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August 20, 2023
‘A great feeling’: Okanagan wildfire battle has turned a corner, say fire chiefs

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August 19, 2023
Prince Albert Grand Council enhances wildfire response through Indigenous fire steward training

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August 19, 2023
B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna

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August 18, 2023
New research could help firefighters improve their plan of attack