Zombie Fires

• B.C. is seeing a record number of ‘zombie fires’. What does this mean?

  Daniels said a couple of examples of "zombie fires" include the Horse River Fire, which forced the evacuation of Fort McMurry on May 1, 2016. That fire burned for more than a year.

  Fire

  Feb 20
  
• What are ‘zombie fires’ and are they becoming more common?

  So-called zombie or overwintering fires go dormant over the winter period before reigniting the following season in the spring.   

  Fire

  Aug 9, 2022
  
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• Despite potentially unprecedented drought, deep-layer ‘zombie fires’ are not a concern

  "Zombie fires," also known as holdover or overwintering fires, smoulder deep underground and then re-emerge in the spring.

  Weather

  Sep 24, 2021
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• Canada could see more ‘zombie fires’ as winters shorten, climate warms: experts

  The Fort McMurray fire in Alberta and several fires in Northwest Territories were considered zombie fires.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2021