It was first downgraded to "being held" status in July of that year.
That fire grew to over 350,000 ha and was classified as out of control for more than two months.
The town of High Level ordered around 4,000 residents to evacuate as the then 69,000-hectare fire burned only three kilometers away. T he McKinney Fire in far northern California has so far burned more than 55,000 acresan area more than one and a half times the size of San Franciscomaking it. The second largest was the Horse River wildfire in 2016 which burned over 491,000 ha.Īlso of note was the Chuckegg Creek fire in 2019. Alberta has reached 46 per cent of that number so far this season.Īccording to Alberta Wildfire data, the largest wildfire on record was the Richardson wildfire in 2011 that burned 577,469 ha north of Fort McMurray. When looking back at the last eight years, the year with the highest number of hectares burned was 2019 which had a total of 883,411. In comparison, just over two months into this wildfire season, Alberta has reached 52 per cent of 2011's season burn total, and 67 per cent of 2016's hectares burned. In 2016, the province had more fires – 1,338 – but fewer hectares burned, with a total of 611,000. In 2011, Alberta had 1,139 wildfires, and a season burn total of 792,173 ha. The fire is one of 11 major wildfires or complexes in. Despite the efforts of thousands of firefighters, some of which came to Alberta's aid from across the world, about 2,400 buildings burned to the ground. Last year’s August Complex, the largest fire in California history, burned more than 1 million acres over nearly three months. In 2016, also during the month of May, 80,000 Albertans fled their homes in Fort McMurray as a wildfire, then estimated to already be 10,000 hectares in size, threatened the community. In May of 2011, almost 400 homes and businesses were destroyed by wildfire in the town of Slave Lake, causing $700 million in damage, and is considered to be one of Canada's most expensive disasters. The years 20 are familiar to Albertans as particularly difficult wildfire seasons. Wildfire season this year in California continues to smash records: Five of the 20 largest fires in modern state history are now burning across the state. Only five months into this year, 2023 has already surpassed the yearly burn totals of 2022, 2021, 2020, 20. This fire would be alarming for residents and onlookers on its own, but its even more so given the fact that the previous biggest fire in California history, which it eclipsed once it hit 281,893.
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