Province ranks wildfire risk across Alberta

Province ranks wildfire risk across Alberta

While hot, dry conditions mean northern Alberta is tinder for the wildfire taking, some pockets around Alberta ranked particularly high Friday on the scale established as the Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) System, a widely used tool that provides a numerical rating of the potential fire intensity in forested areas.

Wildfire aviation - Province of British Columbia

Learn about how the BC Wildfire Service responds to wildfires using aviation resources like air tankers, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.