Event Category	Disaster
Event Group	Natural
Event Subgroup	Meteorological - Hydrological
Event Type	Wildfire
Place	Rainy River and Dance Township ON
Event Start Date	October 10, 1938
Event End Date	October 15, 1938
Comments	Dance Township ON, October 10-15, 1938; 17 dead, 155 homeless, 37,230 ha of forest were destroyed. The fire was caused by the settlers by brush fires. The fire got out of control due to the lack of water in the area at the time.
Fatalities	17
Injured / Infected	0
Evacuated	155
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