Fort McMurray FAQ

Maclean’s is using the latest data to track the growth of the Fort McMurray fire and to see what it looks like when superimposed on maps of other cities

From food and water to comfort and care, how the Red Cross is responding to the massive wildfire ravaging the Alberta city

There are already plans to rescue pets that Fort McMurray evacuees had to leave behind, but experts say animals are also miraculously fire-smart

’The smoke was suddenly at a 45-degree angle. Then everything changed’: A first-hand account of the flames in Fort Mac

Experts say forest fires are more frequent, and more intense, due to climate change

’They were ready,’ says one fire expert who knows firsthand what it’s like to fight an unpredictable wildfire

Justin Trudeau doesn’t like the link, but it’s hard to refute—and it’s hardly political to raise it

In any given year, Alberta experiences between 1,000 and 1,700 forest fires. Consider the scope of the current devastation

What if the wildfires raging in Fort McMurray hit the oil sands?

A Q&A with a firefighter who battled the Slave Lake wildfire in 2011, on what firefighters in Fort McMurray are facing now