![]() Rousseau told reporters in Quebec City that a very dry spring meant fire indicators were near the maximum level in many parts of the province by May. Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. A reporter takes a photo of trees damaged by fire during a tour near Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. ![]() The previous record for the habitable zone was just under 3,900 square kilometres, in 2005. “This was a record for all time, never before reported in Quebec,” he said. SOPFEU director general Éric Rousseau told reporters today that some 45,000 square kilometres of land burned during this year’s record-breaking fire season, including more than 11,000 in the bottom half of the province, where most people live. Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism.
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