Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceQuebec and Ontario
Event Start DateJuly 1, 1955
Event End DateAugust 31, 1955
CommentsOntario and Québec, July-August 1955. More than 100 forest fires burned longer than four weeks; on August 4 there were 150 fires.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$24,402,775
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department Payments$23,207,778
Municipal Costs$1,194,997
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0