by Working Forest | May 9, 2016 | Articles
Firefighters started to realize the uniquely destructive nature of the Fort McMurray wildfire when they saw aspen poplar trees instantaneously and loudly explode into fire. As veterans of Alberta’s wildfire wars will tell you, the aspen does not readily burn, not with...
by Working Forest | May 9, 2016 | Articles
Like people, forest fires have distinct personalities. Some burn with a steady direction and pace. Others trace an angrier path, burning fiercely but briefly. The wildfire class known as the “wooey,” or “wildland urban interface,” is the delinquent of the bunch. These...
by Working Forest | May 9, 2016 | Articles
The era of the mega-fire began in the late 1980s and unfortunately it did not peak in Fort McMurray last week. There are more – and probably bigger fires to come. Mega-fires are wildfires that are so intense, so fast moving and so large they are impossible to stop,...
by Working Forest | May 9, 2016 | Articles
Saskatchewan remains at risk to wildfires, although officials note that — so far this season — things are under control or contained. During a briefing with news media Friday, officials noted that there have been 117 fires so far this year, compared with 92 by the...
by Working Forest | May 9, 2016 | Articles
All fire permits are suspended beginning Sunday morning in Thunder Bay as the city joins other municipalities in northwestern Ontario and the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in issuing a fire ban. The Ministry declared the region a restricted...
