Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceSahtu Region of the Northwest Territories
Event Start DateJune 6, 1995
Event End DateJune 15, 1995
CommentsSahtu region of the Northwest Territories, June 6-15, 1995. A Forest fire was first sited in Fort Norman (in the Hamlet of Tulita), and then spread to Norman Wells, Yellowknife and Deline. The fires were started by lightning strikes. Damage was incurred by provincial, municipal and private property. Fort Norman was evacuated on June 6, and Norman Wells was evacuated on June 9. Norman Wells was under a State of Emergency from June 814.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated950
Estimated Total Cost$3,432,310
Federal DFAA Payments$504,871
Provincial DFAA Payments$202,377
Provincial Department Payments$2,725,062
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0