422
This is the number of fires declared this year in Quebec. This is a significant jump from the average of 201 which had been established on the same date in the last 10 years. More than 150 fires are still active.
221 256
This is the number of hectares that are currently “affected”, according to SOPFEU, in other words of land area possibly burned or threatened with being so. This represents nearly 305,000 football pitches.
480
This is the number of firefighters and other SOPFEU employees fighting the flames. Nearly 100 French firefighters and 100 American firefighters must be added to this strike force. Quebec has the resources to fight 30 forest fires simultaneously.