Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceBetsiamites, Ragueneau et Baie-Comeau QC
Event Start DateJune 29, 1991
Event End DateJune 29, 1991
CommentsBetsiamites, Ragueneau and Baie Comeau QC, June 29, 1991. Residents of the Montagnais Reserve of Betsiamites and the community of Ragueneau were evacuated; nine fires were reported in the area of Baie Comeau; fire fighting activity concentrated on the two largest fires; the larger fire covered 1900 square km at Betsiamites, about 50 kilometres west of Baie Comeau; the second fire covered 900 square km at Forestville, approximately 90 kilometres west of Baie Comeau; overall there were 7000 evacuees (Red Cross Statistics).
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated4035
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0