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Canada Fort McMurray Wildfire Response 2016

A group of volunteers packing hygiene kits to support Canadians in Fort McMurray
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A raging wildfire swept through Fort McMurray in early May of 2016 forcing 94,000 people to be evacuated and leaving 20 per cent of the city in ruins. At its peak, the flames covered 85,000 hectares of land, and had destroyed over 2,400 buildings. The entire city was forced to flee to neighbouring communities to escape the fire.

Residents were forced to stay in temporary accommodations while emergency workers suppressed the fire and assessed the damage.


94,000 PEOPLE EVACUATED

2,400 BUILDINGS DESTROYED

10,000+ PEOPLE IN SHELTERS


GlobalMedic responded to provide hygiene kits and essential household items to people displaced by the fire. In total, nearly 11,000 individual hygiene kits were distributed and more than $271,000 worth of relief items were donated. A cash assistance program was also provided to 123 families, many of whom had children with disabilities or special needs.

  • A group of volunteers packing hygiene kits
  • Volunteers holding hygiene kits
  • Items in a male hygiene kit, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, and razors
  • Items in a female hygiene kit, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and razor
  • Volunteer packs hygiene kits into a box
  • Volunteers unloading a truck filled with aid
  • Fort McMurray resident receiving cash transfer from GlobalMedic
  • Volunteers unloading a truck filled with aid

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