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After a forest fire in Val-Des-Monts spread to four cottages Wednesday night, Quebec officials are advising that the upcoming rainy weather doesn’t mean cottage country is in the clear.
According to the website of La Société de protection des forêts contre le feu, the threat of fires is low Thursday and Friday during the rain but will rise over the weekend.
On the website’s map, most areas of the province on Thursday were at the “blue” level, meaning it’s a good time to burn or have a campfire. But starting this weekend, that’s expected to rise to the “yellow” level, meaning an “elevated” concern for the spread of fires.
Some parts of Quebec, including Montreal, south of the St. Lawrence and south of Lac Saint-Jean, are currently at the “red” level, meaning there is “extreme” concern.
SOPFEU’s statistics show that of the 26 fires that have occurred so far this spring in Quebec, 21 were caused by residents.
According to SOPFEU spokeswoman Marie-Louise Harvey, even though the next few days are expected to be wet, the public should still remain vigilant against fires.
“In the spring in particular, you can have just a few hours of sun and wind,” said Harvey, noting how quickly the weather can change. “The vegetation will become really, really easy to burn.”
To prevent a residential campfire from getting out of control, SOPFEU recommends clearing any debris such as dry leaves, and holding off on lighting a fire when winds are stronger than 20 km/h.
The organization also began its spring exercises of its tankers, aircraft that dump water over forest fires, on April 30 over the St. Lawrence River. These exercises will continue until June to train and re-qualify more than 40 staff members on the aircrafts’ procedures.
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According to the website of La Société de protection des forêts contre le feu, the threat of fires is low Thursday and Friday during the rain but will rise over the weekend.
On the website’s map, most areas of the province on Thursday were at the “blue” level, meaning it’s a good time to burn or have a campfire. But starting this weekend, that’s expected to rise to the “yellow” level, meaning an “elevated” concern for the spread of fires.
Some parts of Quebec, including Montreal, south of the St. Lawrence and south of Lac Saint-Jean, are currently at the “red” level, meaning there is “extreme” concern.
SOPFEU’s statistics show that of the 26 fires that have occurred so far this spring in Quebec, 21 were caused by residents.
According to SOPFEU spokeswoman Marie-Louise Harvey, even though the next few days are expected to be wet, the public should still remain vigilant against fires.
“In the spring in particular, you can have just a few hours of sun and wind,” said Harvey, noting how quickly the weather can change. “The vegetation will become really, really easy to burn.”
To prevent a residential campfire from getting out of control, SOPFEU recommends clearing any debris such as dry leaves, and holding off on lighting a fire when winds are stronger than 20 km/h.
The organization also began its spring exercises of its tankers, aircraft that dump water over forest fires, on April 30 over the St. Lawrence River. These exercises will continue until June to train and re-qualify more than 40 staff members on the aircrafts’ procedures.
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