Large wildfiresare also burning in neighboring Alberta, where thick smoke and poor air quality have been experienced in large parts of the province. An evacuation alert was issued forFort McMurray in Albertaas crews respond to what they describe as an "out-of-control wildfire" southwest of town...
The blaze caused the largest wildfire-related evacuation in Alberta history, and came on a day of record heat.
In recent years, wildfire smoke has been the dominant cause of poor air quality for large portions of Canada [24]. The impacts of smoke on communities can necessitate an evacuation, even without a direct threat from wildfire [25,26,27]. This led to the development of methods to derive ...