Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Wildfire |
Place | Betsiamites, Ragueneau et Baie-Comeau QC |
Event Start Date | June 29, 1991 |
Event End Date | June 29, 1991 |
Comments | Betsiamites, 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). |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injured / Infected | 0 |
Evacuated | 4035 |
Estimated Total Cost | Unknown |
Federal DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial Department Payments | Unknown |
Municipal Costs | Unknown |
OGD Costs | Unknown |
Insurance Payments | Unknown |
NGO Payments | Unknown |
Utility - People Affected | 0 |
Magnitude | 0.0 |