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How often does Canada have a wildfire?

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Wildfires. Wildfires are a natural hazard in any forested and grassland region in Canada. The regions with the highest wildfire occurrence are British Columbia, and ... Fires caused by lightning represent 45% of all fires, but because they occur in remote locations and often in clusters, they represent 81% of total area burned. read more

In the Spring, Summer and Fall, in Canada, there are usually wildfires somewhere, most likely in the North or anywhere there are vast forests . If there is muskeg or peat, there can be slow burn over the winter which sparks up in the Spring. read more

Approximately 8,000 wildfires occur each year in Canada. The average area burned in Canada is 2.5 million ha/year. Fires caused by lightning represent 45% of all fires, but because they occur in remote locations and often in clusters, they represent 81% of total area burned. Human-caused fires represent 55% of all fires. read more

Wildfires have a rapid forward rate of spread (FROS) when burning through dense, uninterrupted fuels. They can move as fast as 10.8 kilometres per hour (6.7 mph) in forests and 22 kilometres per hour (14 mph) in grasslands. read more

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