Wildfire evacuations: What to know in case you have to leave your home
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Many Canadians will likely face an emergency evacuation order or alert for the first time this summer. Here’s what you need to know before it happens.
Multiple communities have been subject to evacuation orders as intense wildfires continue to spread across western Canada.
Experts are expecting this summer’s wildfire season to be particularly severe, which is why officials and emergency organizations are urging Canadians to prepare in case they are ordered to leave their homes.
Hot, dry weather sparked massive wildfires last week in Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba.
About 6,600 residents in Alberta’s Fort McMurray were forced to evacuate their homes again Tuesday due to an out-of-control wildfire.
Fort Nelson, B.C., also issued an evacuation order Friday, affecting about 4,700 residents.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during a trip to B.C. last week that Canada needs to be more prepared and coordinated for wildfires this year as global temperatures continue to warm.
“We know from the forecasts that in western and northern Canada … it is likely to be a very bad forest fire season,” he said. “People are worried what the summer might bring.”
Many Canadians will likely be subject to an emergency evacuation order or alert for the first time this summer. Here’s what you need to know before it happens.
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