Residents of Hay River, Northwest Territories, in Canada have been ordered to evacuate—and the only way out is by air. [Screenshot: NASA, Fire Information for Resource Management System US/Canada]
Key Takeaways:
Maui is not the only part of the world facing a devastating fire season. Residents of Hay River, Northwest Territories, in Canada have been ordered to evacuate—and the only way out is by air.
Roads are impassable because of fire, and people are instructed to head to the airport, Hay River authorities said in a statement sent to FLYING.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
