Amnesty International Canada is echoing calls from First Nation leaders for a public inquiry into the province’s response to wildfires that displaced over 2,800 people from a dozen communities in nort...

Almost every year, First Nations are evacuated in Canada because of wildfire proximity and smoke. Dynamics of wildfires, and remote locations, unique sociocultural characteristics, and limited emergen...

Bangor University researchers say the scale of damage is far greater than what is immediately visible.

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Officials say temporary access permits that would allow people to briefly return to evacuation zones in Summerland, B.C., for specific reasons are under review.

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This paper presents results of a study which examined how a mandatory wildfire evacuation affected members of Whitefish Lake First Nation 459, in Alberta, Canada. A qualitative case study approach was...

A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve water.

Wildfire - The Xeni Gwet’in First Nation Government, Tŝilhqot’in National Government and the Cariboo Regional District have issued an Evacuation Alert for the Konni Lake Fire Area due to wildfire. Any...

The fire near Horne Lake comes just days after the B.C. Wildfire Service warned of an elevated risks of fires due to drought this spring and into the summer.

The risk of inadvertently starting a wildfire when burning grass to deal with ticks, improve soil quality, or remove weeds and dead foliage outweigh any perceived benefits, warns Nova Scotia's manager...

Wildfire evacuations are used to protect lives during wildfires. Existing research has identified that some people stay behind during a mandatory wild…

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says wildfire conditions in northern Saskatchewan are looking promising,...

It’s been a difficult 12 months for the community of Pimicikamak Cree Nation. The community was evacuated twice last wildfire season, and a third time late last year after a days-long power outage cau...

A wildfire near the village of Lytton in B.C.'s Southern Interior was reported on Monday.

Wildfires disproportionately impact Indigenous communities. Over the last four decades, 42 per cent of wildfire evacuations across Canada have been of Indigenous communities.

Drought conditions have been getting better in Manitoba over the last few months, as the province comes off one of the worst wildfire seasons in history.

Although many decades of successful wildfire suppression have resulted in very few losses of life or property in Ontario due to wildfires, frequent ev…

Drawing on Māori (Aotearoa-New Zealand), First Nations (Canada), and Navajo Nation (U.S.), case studies and practitioners’ experiences, this article addresses a gap in our understanding of the role...

Our webinars feature leading experts discussing a range of topics related to wildfires. Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or simply interested in learning, our platform provides a space for d...

First Nations Wildfire Evacuations - A Guide for Communities and External Agencies; Based on the experiences of evacuees from seven First Nations communities, this book offers guidance to Indigenous c...