In August 2023, a combination of factors – strong winds, rugged topography, and extremely dry fuels from a long-term drought – led to three destructive wildfires in the Okanagan Lake area of south-central BC. The McDougall Creek, Walroy Lake, and Clarke Creek wildfires, known as the Grouse Complex, burned 15,076 ha, led to the evacuation of approximately 30,700 people on 12,100 properties, and impacted 303 structures
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In early May 2016 Fort McMurray, Alberta (population ~90,000) experienced the largest in a series of increasingly disastrous wildland/urban interface fires to recently occur in Western Canada. More than 2,400 structures were destroyed, insured losses approached $4 billion, and untold hardships now lay ahead for thousands of citizens of Fort McMurray who suffered displacement and disruption.