- Reaction score
- 890
- Points
- 910
So far the action this season appears to be in Saskatchewan (a couple of large fires), Ontario (Timmons), and Parks Canada (Wood Buffalo National Park).
Alberta tends to be dominated by early spring/summer fires that get really big...frankly while we've been having fires it's a much reduced past compared to the last 5 years...lighting fires haven't really started yet though. BC traditionally has been more mid-late summer fires which is why often BC crews came to Alberta early season...and then the pattern reversed for the later half of summer. Recent years at least NE BC has been following more of the Alberta early season major fire rhythm but there has also been large drought issues in that corner of Canada (NE BC, NW AB, SW NWT in past years).
The national forecasts seems to be holding somewhat true this early season....slightly cooler and wetter spring but then they are calling for a hotter second half of summer and unfortunately a hotter/drier fall which would extend seasons.
Alberta tends to be dominated by early spring/summer fires that get really big...frankly while we've been having fires it's a much reduced past compared to the last 5 years...lighting fires haven't really started yet though. BC traditionally has been more mid-late summer fires which is why often BC crews came to Alberta early season...and then the pattern reversed for the later half of summer. Recent years at least NE BC has been following more of the Alberta early season major fire rhythm but there has also been large drought issues in that corner of Canada (NE BC, NW AB, SW NWT in past years).
The national forecasts seems to be holding somewhat true this early season....slightly cooler and wetter spring but then they are calling for a hotter second half of summer and unfortunately a hotter/drier fall which would extend seasons.
