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Back to EpisodesWildfires & Evacuation - Canada's Northwest Territory
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Canada's second largest and most densely population territory is having a record wildfire year. We discuss the demographics, layout, political and economic factors that govern life and inform emergency management. The evacuations serve as an example for us to use in our own planning, to consider routes, responsibility to self-sustain throughout the travel period and the difficulty of living in remote locations. Your evacuation plan should be robust, discussed with everyone and rehearsed. When everyone knows what to do, what to grab, how you're going to travel and the destination, that provides a great degree of confidence in chaos.
The key to a successful evacuation - leave early, don't wait for the mandatory order, you'll be socked in on a road full of those who waited to be ordered. Go early, go prepared.