{"id":30886,"date":"2025-06-12T18:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T01:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/the-2025-wildfire-season-is-on-track-to-be-canadas-2nd-worst-on-record\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T01:40:06","slug":"the-2025-wildfire-season-is-on-track-to-be-canadas-2nd-worst-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/the-2025-wildfire-season-is-on-track-to-be-canadas-2nd-worst-on-record\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada’s 2nd-worst on record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OTTAWA \u2013 The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data.<\/p>\n

Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this morning in Ottawa to update media outlets on the state of multiple wildfires.<\/p>\n

They say the greatest fire danger in July is expected to be in southern British Columbia, while the Northwest Territories and Yukon will face an increased risk of wildfires.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s fire season \u2014 the second worst since the 2023 wildfire season \u2014 has seen wildfires consume 3.7 million hectares, six times the area of Prince Edward Island.<\/p>\n

The 10-year average for wildfire seasons is about 800,000 hectares.<\/p>\n

Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting higher-than-normal temperatures across the country through August, especially in provinces east of Manitoba \u2014 though the risk of wildfires remains highest in central and western provinces and territories.<\/p>\n

\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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