GFMC: Forest Fires in Canada, 11 December 2000
11 December 2000
Canada Fire Season 2000 at a Glance (provisional season summary)
Season Facts1
Overview Map2
General Information3
Fires Year-To-Date: 5,051
Area Year-To-Date: 632,396 ha
Season-To-Date Fire Overview Map
24 September 2000
Total State Area
9,976,140 sq km
Land Use
arable land: 5%
permanent pastures: 3%
forests and woodland: 54%
other: 38% (1993 est.)
Population
31,281,092 (July 2000 est.)
GDP – purchasing power parity
$722.3 billion (1999 est.)
Sources: 1Canadian Daily Fire Situation Report, 2Fire Monitoring, Mapping, and Modelling (FireM3), 3 The World Factbook
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) distributes information about forest fires in Canada.
This year, CIFFC has mobilized to the United States over 1300 Canadian personnel, 300 MK 3 pump kits, 625 sprinkler heads and various equipment. All Canadian personnel have completed their various assignment in the USA and have returned to their home bases. This has been the largest Canadian mobilization into the USA in recorded history (for detailed information see the Canadian Daily Fire Situation Report).
