Fatigue, communication and mental health among biggest concerns
On the evening of Sunday, May 1, thousands of people fled the first Fort McMurray neighbourhoods as a wildfire made its way to the city’s edge. By Tuesday, the fire had become massive, the province of Alberta declared a state of emergency and a mass evacuation began. As 80,000 people attempted to leave on a single highway, firefighters from Fort McMurray — and well beyond — stepped in to contain the blaze.
