Author of the article: Jen Beverly
Publishing date: Jul 25, 2021  â¢Â 33 minutes ago  â¢Â 5 minute read  â¢Â
A pair of Alberta Forestry staff are brought into the Abasand trail system to help battle a bush fire on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The fire was declared completely extinguished the next day at noon. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network ORG XMIT: POS1607121926178722 Photo by Vince Mcdermott /Vince Mcdermott/Today Staff
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Intense, fast-spreading fires are an enduring and natural feature of Canadian landscapes, but for most of the past 40 years, relatively few residents were evacuated each year. Yet, in the past 10 years, an unprecedented number of homes have burned in Alberta and British Columbia.