Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceGrand Falls NL
Event Start DateMay 15, 1986
Event End DateMay 16, 1986
CommentsGrand Falls NL, May 15-16, 1986. 1000 evacuated at Grand Falls; among the worst of a series of more than 100 Forest fires burning across Eastern Canada as a result of unseasonably warm, dry weather.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated1000
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0