LEO Network

30 August 2017
Background

Kenow Wildfire 2017

Waterton Lakes, Alberta, Canada

Alberta consistently sees an average of 1400 wildfires each year however, the increased economic costs due to firefighting, equipment, damaged properties, evacuations, insurance, remote housing and food can be a challenge.
Golf course with Townsite in distance
Source: Thiessen, M. (2017). https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10155640711193830&set=pcb.10155640718048830
Burnt floodplain of Waterton Park, AB
Thiessen, M. (2017). https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10155640710968830&set=pcb.10155640718048830
Total assessed burnt areas of the Kenow Wildfire.
Source by Eisenberg et al., 2019