Fort McMurray wildfire - by the numbers

As the Fort McMurray wildfire grows, so do the numbers associated with combatting its flames. CBC created a roundup of numbers provided by provincial and fire officials, as of May 7.

Zoe Todd CBC News Posted: May 08, 2016 10:14 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 8, 2016

Footprint of Fort McMurray fire on Saturday, May 7. (CBC News)

As the Fort McMurray wildfire continues to grow, so do the numbers associated with combatting its flames.

Hundreds of firefighters deployed, requiring dozens of air tankers, fire engines and helicopters.

A helicopter flies past a wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday, May 4. (Jason Franson/CP)

Thousands of evacuees are clogging Highway 63 as they inch southaway from the fire. Thousands more are already in temporary lodgings throughout Alberta.

Millions of dollars in donations have flooded in from across the country.

Below is a roundup of numbers provided by provincial and fire officials, as of May 7.

Wildfire size and damage

1,600 structures burned in FortMcMurray
12 structures burned inAnzac
up to $9 billion estimated cost to insurers, according to a Bank of Montreal analyst
Two fatalities during evacuations

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Growth of Fort McMurray wildfire May 6-8
Friday, May 6	Saturday, May 7	Sunday, May 8
1,000 square kilometres	1,560 square kilometres	1,610 square kilometres

Resources deployed

Equipment

Equipment includes heavy helicopters with3,700-litre capacities, capable of dumping 75,700 litres of water in an hour.

15 helicopters
4 heavy lift helicopters
88 fire engines
44 pieces of heavy equipment
27 air tankers available
Four air tankers from Quebec, and one from the Northwest Territories

Firefighters

Wildfire fighters usually deployfor 14 days at a time. Deployments to FortMcMurrayhave been shortened due to extreme fire conditions, accordingtoAlberta Municipal Affairs Minister DanielleLarivee.

500 firefighters in FortMcMurray
66 firefighters inAnzac
82 wildfire fighters from Ontario
22 wildfire experts from Manitoba
40 additional wildfire fighters expected from Quebecon May 10, and20 more expected from New Brunswick on May 11

A line of cars travels south of Highway 63, as part of a massive convoy organized by RCMP. (CBC)

Evacuations

More than 80,000 people have leftFort McMurray, which is under a mandatory evacuation order.

About 25,000 people fled north, becoming trapped whenHighway 63 shut down. On May 7, as smoke thickened and the highway reopened, more than 7,000 drove south in 2,000 vehicles. Another 12,000 people had already been flown out.

More than 80,000 people have left FortMcMurray
1,500 employees have been movedfromSyncrude sites
300 vulnerable people leftFortMcKayin voluntary evacuations
36,381 households registered with Red Cross
5,500 people staying in reception centres
$44million in donations to RedCross

Contacts

Wood Buffalo RCMPnon-emergency line:780-788-4000

Red Cross registration:1-888-350-6070

Red Cross donations:1-800-418-1111

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Fort McMurray wildfire - by the numbers

Wildfire size and damage

Resources deployed

Evacuations

Contacts

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