Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceVita MB
Event Start DateOctober 2, 2012
Event End DateOctober 3, 2012
CommentsVita MB, October 2-3, 2012. The town of Vita, south of Winnipeg, declared a state of local emergency in the face of wildfires on October 2. Fuelled by high winds and extremely dry conditions, the wildfire forced the immediate evacuation of approximately 300 people to nearby Steinbach where they were received at the Steinbach Mennonite Church. Evacuees were allowed to return home on October 3, as the fire passed the town and moved south. Three homes and one bridge in the area were destroyed. The fire also affected residents of the rural municipality of Tache and the community of Ross, 120 of whom were also evacuated until the fire passed.
FatalitiesUnknown
Injured / InfectedUnknown
Evacuated300
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
MagnitudeUnknown