2024 Quebec wildfire season starts early with a small forest fire extinguished in Oka provincial park.
A small forest fire in Oka provincial park west of Montreal has been extinguished, signaling an early start to the 2024 wildfire season in Quebec. The fire, likely caused by a discarded cigarette, was put out by local fire departments with assistance from SOPFEU. The forest fire season usually begins in mid-April but is starting earlier this year due to a less-snowy winter. Quebec experienced a record-breaking forest fire season in 2023, with 4.5 million hectares of forest burned.
March 31, 2024
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