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In-depth

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Contents Feature - Forest fires Let it burn! The forest of fire Smoke Jumper Canada's incendiary past GIS Safe campfire Facts Cartographer's table Games CG vault Re:sources

Dive from a plane like a real smokejumper, watch the re-enactment of the Saguenay fire, choose the month and year you would like to watch the world burn, or match your smoldering wits against our hot quiz – all in this installment of In Depth!

Video
Although lasting only a few hours, the Saguenay fire of 1870 stripped the region’s settlers of everything they needed to survive. Watch Heritage Minutes’ mini-video as it follows a family’s struggle to escape the wildfire’s flames.

Video
Are you fast enough to stop a wildfire before it begins? Can you navigate your way across treacherous waters to alert fire officials? Is bravery all you need to jump from a plane? Visit Smokey the bear’s website and play campfire games, for interactive forest firefighting fun.

Maps
Build your own animated map of actual wildfires as seen from space and watch the world catch on fire!

Quiz
Play our hot quiz!

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