2015 Canadian wildfires

Initially, this fuel buildup was created for closed canopy ecosystems such as the Pinus ponderosa located in the western United States.

[6] The major factors of the severe wildfire situation were weather conditions, dead grass, winds and lightning.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited a local crew near West Kelowna, B.C.

[19] Higher than normal winter and early spring temperatures in Alberta, as well as low precipitation averages across all the Western Canadian provinces was noted.

[20] The indigenous peoples make up a large portion of the total number of evacuees - they are disproportionately affected by the wildfires since they often live in remote forest areas.

[17] In British Columbia, 1,144 homes were evacuated (approximately 3,432 individuals), and over 50 structures were destroyed, the highest number since 2003, throughout the province, with major losses at Puntzi Lake and Rock Creek during 2015 wildfire season.

[22][23][24] Wildfires also resulted in road closures which negatively impacted the oilsands, conventional oil, and gas industry in Alberta.

Moreover, the damage to the forests and the forestry industry culminated into a total cost of almost $20 million CAD for remedial reforestation and reclamation work funded by the Alberta province.

[19] Burned soil and tree roots needed a long time to recover with complexly different species.

[28] Ashes and deeply burned organic soils which had high heat might smoulder under snow, leading to more fires.