Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlacePeerless Lake, Trout Lake AB
Event Start DateJune 23, 2002
Event End DateJune 23, 2002
CommentsPeerless Lake and Trout Lake AB, June 23, 2002. The Peerless Lake Complex involved three separate fires within a small area approximately 155 km north of Slave Lake. These three fires forced the MD of Opportunity No. 17 to evacuate approximately 600 people to Red Earth. The wild fires consumed a total of 15,438 ha of forest.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated600
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