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Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlacePikangikum First Nation
Event Start DateMay 30, 2019
Event End DateJune 10, 2019
CommentsIn May of 2019, the Pikangikum First Nation was threatened by a large wildfire (Red Lake 14). The community declared a state of emergency, and the Canadian Armed Forces began evacuations of the community on May 30th using a CC-130 Hercules aircraft. Roughly, 2,500 residents were evacuated.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated2500
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People AffectedUnknown
MagnitudeUnknown