Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceChibougamau and James Bay QC
Event Start DateJune 6, 2005
Event End DateJune 6, 2005
CommentsChibougamau and James Bay QC, June 6, 2005. In Northern Québec a forest fire near Chibougamau forced the evacuation of approximately 200 residents. Approximately 650 Hydro-Quebec workers were airlifted in an evacuation operation in the James Bay area due to another forest fire. There were 57 active forest fires in Quebec at the time. Forest fires have destroyed approximately 170,000 hectares of forest in Quebec this year.
Fatalities0
Injured / InfectedUnknown
Evacuated850
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0