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Surviving a wildfire

06:59 | July 25, 2026
Fort McMurray wildfire, 10 years later: How the community has risen from the ashes

02:44 | May 1, 2026
Fort McMurray wildfire evacuee shares her experience with wildfire destruction

06:14 | August 1, 2024
Alberta Wildfire video shows overnight helicopter firefighting efforts

00:35 | May 17, 2024
Fort McMurray wildfire: Evacuees eased as crews, weather douse flames

01:50 | May 16, 2024
Cooler temps, rain helping fend off wildfires in Western Canada

01:49 | May 16, 2024
Tour of evacuated Fort McMurray neighbourhoods

03:14 | May 16, 2024
Fireguards ‘are never foolproof’: Alberta wildfire official

01:17 | May 16, 2024
Wildfires like the one near Fort McMurray will ‘burn for a long time’: official

00:48 | May 16, 2024
Fort McMurray wildfire didn’t grow overnight Wednesday, Alberta Wildfire officials say

01:08 | May 16, 2024
‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire

01:57 | May 15, 2024
Fort McMurray residents who fled 2016 wildfire experiencing traumatic déjà vu

01:56 | May 15, 2024
Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee

01:39 | May 15, 2024
Fort McMurray evacuees arrive in Edmonton

01:35 | May 15, 2024
Fort McMurray wildfire: Crews working to protect evacuated neighbourhoods

02:01 | May 15, 2024
Global News Hour at 6 BC: May 14

22:55 | May 14, 2024
Anxious wildfire evacuees ‘waiting and waiting’ as flames inch closer to homes

02:15 | May 14, 2024
Wildfire evacuation order issued for several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods

03:54 | May 14, 2024
‘Surreal, chaotic, stressful’: Wildfire evacuees anxiously wait for word on fate of homes

02:13 | May 13, 2024
Fire risk in Alberta even more extreme than 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire

02:05 | May 1, 2023
UCP rejects calls to change firefighter workers’ compensation

01:47 | March 14, 2023
Short-term exposure to Fort McMurray wildfire smoke affected lungs of RCMP officers: study

04:06 | January 29, 2022
Health Matters: RCMP lung health & ‘procreation vacation’ update

02:29 | January 24, 2022
Short film created in Alberta with celebrity cast focuses on Fort Mac wildfire healing

06:31 | June 29, 2021
Fort McMurray: Adversity and Resilience

23:37 | May 3, 2021
‘Fort Mac Strong’ evolved: How a community has coped with five years of disasters

02:35 | May 3, 2021
Some optimism for Fort McMurray businesses in the middle of a perfect economic storm

01:45 | May 3, 2021
Mental health toll of the Fort McMurray wildfire and other emergencies

07:21 | May 3, 2021
Fort McMurray invests in wildfire prevention measures

02:01 | May 3, 2021
Fort McMurray spends $257 million to prevent flooding

02:00 | May 3, 2021
The future of Fort McMurray through the eyes of a local teenager

01:55 | May 3, 2021

Surviving a wildfire

July 25, 2026

It can be a traumatic experience for those who have lived through it. Over 2,000 homes were destroyed and over 88,000 people were forced to evacuate, due to the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. With wildfires continuing to burn across B.C. hundreds of families remain under an evacuation alert, ready to leave their homes at a moments notice. Therese Greenwood, Fort McMurray wildfire survivor and author of 'What you take with you: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home' joins Global News Morning to discuss what its like to live under that kind of uncertainty.

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