How 2014’s smoky NWT summer affected our health
The NWT's extreme 2014 wildfire season saw big shifts in the number of people seeking help for conditions like asthma and pneumonia. A study examined the data.
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Fuel, not weather, determines wildfire carbon emissions: study
While scientists largely rely on weather to determine how much carbon a wildfire will burn, a new study suggests available fuel is actually more important.
Wood Buffalo National Park firefighter helps fight Oregon wildfires
A Wood Buffalo National Park wildfire specialist spent two weeks helping the US state of Oregon fight one of its most destructive fire seasons on record.
Wet 2020 may keep start of next year’s wildfire season quiet
Wet conditions are expected to remain into the beginning of the 2021 fire season across most of the territory. The Inuvik area, though, is an exception.
NWT’s final 2020 wildfire figures show another ultra-quiet season
Seventy NWT wildfires burned 21,139 hectares in 2020 according to figures released on Tuesday. That's three percent of the area burned in an average summer.
Yellowknife introduces firesmarting debris pick-up days
Yellowknife residents who firesmart their properties by clearing deadfall and brush can have the debris collected free of charge in early October.
Gwich’in working to change how wildfires are fought
A new Gwich'in project is building Indigenous knowledge into wildfire response. Meet a crew from Fort Yukon working to fight extreme fires in California.
NWT now free of wildfires as another quiet season draws to close
The NWT's wildfire season is wrapping up. The last active fire was declared out on Tuesday and firefighting bases are shutting down. It was another quiet year.
NWT wildfire season ‘pretty quiet’ compared to 20-year average
Thanks to rain and more proactive firefighting measures than in past years, just 21,747 hectares have burned in the territory this summer so far.
Watch: Communities join forces for wildfire protection
Firefighting crews in Dettah, Ndilǫ, and Yellowknife are now better prepared should a wildfire encroach on the communities.
New wildfire reported west of Behchokǫ̀ near all-season road
A wildfire has appeared two kilometres from a Tłı̨chǫ all-season road construction area but does not currently pose a threat to the camp, the GNWT said.
Inuvik wildfire grows over 100 hectares overnight
A fire reported 12 km south of Inuvik on Friday evening had grown to approximately 254 hectares by Monday afternoon, prompting town officials to warn about smoke.