Enterprise, Northwest Territories after being burnt to the ground
Wildfire smoke in Calgary
Wildfire smoke in Ontario
Map of carbon monoxide concentration caused by wildfire smoke
Date(s)
March 1, 2023—November 2023
Location
Canada (all 13 provinces and territories)[1] and subsequent spillover into the Northern United States
Statistics
Total fires
6,551[2] (as of October 6, 2023)
Total area
18.496 million ha (45.70 million acres)[2] (as of October 6, 2023)
Impacts
Deaths
9
Evacuated
155,856 people[3] (as of July 7, 2023)
Map
Perimeters of 2023 Canadian wildfires - season to date (map data)
Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada was affected by a record-setting series of wildfires. All 13 provinces and territories were affected, with large fires in Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. The 2023 wildfire season had the most area burned in Canada's recorded history, surpassing the 1989, 1995, and 2014 fire seasons,[4][2] as well as in recorded North American history, surpassing the 2020 Western US wildfire season.[5][6]
As of October 6,6,551 fires had burned 184,961 square kilometres (71,414 sq mi; 45,705,000 acres),[2] about 5% of the entire forest area of Canada,[7] and more than six times the long-term average of 27,300 square kilometres for that time of the year.[1] As of October 6, there were 772 wildfires active, 346 of which were deemed "out of control".[8] International aid helped reduce the impact of the fires.[9][10]
Smoke emitted from the wildfires caused air quality alerts and evacuations in Canada and the United States.[11] In late June, the smoke crossed the Atlantic, reaching Europe.[12][13]
Many of the largest fires were under control by July, including fires which had funnelled June smoke into the Eastern Seaboard. However, significant fires continued well into the fall season, with several major fires breaking out in September.[14] Moderate-to-severe drought conditions from British Columbia to northern Ontario also continued into fall.[15] As of mid-October, the total acreage burnt was more than 2.5 times the previous record.[16]
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