Fort Smith Coun. Dana Ferguson says the territory and town need to learn lessons from the wildfire evacuation that happened last month so they don't have a repeat of the chaos if the town ever has to evacuate again.
, questions and concerns remain about why the evacuation was so chaotic and why measures — like keeping grocery stores open — weren't originally in place.and other communities affected by Canada's record wildfire year.
"We had lots of helicopter people ... so I stayed initially," she said, adding her family had originally sent their own possessions to Hay River for safety just before residents there were forced to flee. When the town's evacuation started, she joined other councillors helping people get on buses, creating manifests and helping with the logistics of making sure everyone got to safety in Hay River. Then, the next day, Hay River evacuated and roads closed as a wildfire roared across Highway 3.
"I just assumed they drove out. So I thought they were safe. I didn't know that they didn't fly out or didn't drive out and that they were trapped at the airport," said Ferguson, adding they eventually got out by air. "And then they had a whole sequence of events occur for them that they told me about, which I was just like, 'Oh my God, I'm so sorry you had to go through that.
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