Côte-Nord

The snow cover continues to disappear in the northern coastal areas, thus adding new areas where the fire hazard index is available. By Sunday, the fire danger will be on the rise in the region, reaching high indices by the end of the weekend.

PREVENTION TIPS

Before the appearance of greenery and leafing, there is a lot of dead vegetation on the ground (dead leaves, yellowed grass, dry brush, etc.). This fuel is highly flammable, as it dries very quickly with a few hours of sunlight and a little wind. Stay vigilant!

Four fires occurred in the territory during the last weekend, all of human origin. The largest of these fires affected an area of nearly 60 hectares in the Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality.

This past weekend, a drone was again spotted above a fire being fought by SOPFEU. The presence of drones in an intervention area represents a collision risk with the tanker planes and helicopters used to fight the fires. As soon as a drone is detected, aerial operations must be suspended until the airspace is secured. These interruptions can compromise response capacity and endanger the safety of teams and the population.

The entire coastal part of the region, as well as Anticosti Island, having now lost most of its snow cover, is now subject to spring conditions and the fire danger is now available there. The northern areas will continue to be monitored in order to open the last weather stations, allowing us to broadcast the fire danger in the coming days.

In spring, as soon as the snow has disappeared and good weather appears, vigilance is required. Dead vegetation (brush, dead leaves, etc.) tends to dry very quickly under the effect of the sun and wind. They then become highly flammable.

The entire coastal part of the region, as well as Anticosti Island, having now lost the majority of its snow cover, is now subject to spring conditions and the fire danger is now available there. It will, moreover, be high over the next few days and during the weekend. The more northern areas will continue to be monitored in order to open the last weather stations allowing us to broadcast the fire danger in the coming days.

In spring, as soon as the snow is gone and the good weather appears, it is necessary to exercise caution. Dead vegetation (brush, dead leaves, etc.) tends to dry out very quickly under the effect of the sun and wind. They then become highly flammable.

The sectors of Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, Minganie, as well as Anticosti Island, having lost most of their snow cover, are now subject to spring conditions and the fire danger is now available there. The northern sectors will continue to be monitored in order to open the last weather stations allowing us to broadcast the fire danger in the coming days.

In spring, as soon as the snow has disappeared and good weather appears, it is necessary to be vigilant. Dead vegetation (brush, dead leaves, etc.) tends to dry out very quickly under the effect of the sun and wind. They then become highly flammable.

The region is still subject to winter conditions, with snow still present in the forest. Even if the risk of fire in the forested area may be non-existent, the coastal areas are beginning to see the snow cover disappear, gradually bringing spring conditions to the coastal parts of the region. Several areas of the Côte-Nord will be monitored to open weather stations allowing us to broadcast the fire danger in the coming days. 

In the spring, as soon as the snow has disappeared and the good weather arrives, it is necessary to exercise caution. Dead vegetation (brush, dead leaves, etc.) tends to dry out very quickly under the effect of the sun and the wind. They then become highly flammable.

The region is still subject to winter conditions, with snow clearly present in the forest. Even though in the forested area the fire risk may be nonexistent, the coastal areas are beginning to see the snow cover disappear, gradually bringing spring conditions to the coastal parts of the western region.

In spring, as soon as the snow is gone and good weather arrives, caution is necessary. Dead vegetation (brush, dead leaves, etc.) tends to dry out very quickly under the effect of the sun and wind. They then become highly flammable.

The region is still experiencing winter conditions, with snow well present in forested areas. The risk of wildfires there is therefore non-existent.