Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceEasterville and Chemawawin MB
Event Start DateJune 23, 2016
Event End DateJune 27, 2016
CommentsEasterville and Chemanwawin MB, June 23-27, 2016. Evacuation orders were issued for the communities of Easterville and Chemanwawin Cree Nation, located 450 kilometres north of Winnipeg, due to smoke and the threat of a wildfire that came within half a kilometre of the two communities. There were three fires burning in the area at the time. The fire closest to Easterville and Chemanwawin reached a peak size of 350 hectares. Two water bombers, four bulldozers and seven ground crews kept the fire from reaching the communities. Approximately 2000 people from Chemawawin were evacuated and brought to Winnipeg and approximately 70 people from Easterville were evacuated and brought to The Pas. The Canadian Red Cross along with the help of the Indigenous and Municipal Relations (IMR) assisted with the coordination of the evacuation.
FatalitiesUnknown
Injured / InfectedUnknown
Evacuated2070
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