How are wildfires starting and where did Smokey Bear go? We answered your burning questions
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As fires continue to burn in Canada, CTVNews.ca helps answer questions from how a wildfire starts to how a person can be held responsible for igniting one.
Wildfires have dominated conversations across Canada for the past few weeks.
Not only have fires burned thousands of forests and land but the smoke has created pollution across the country — and in the U.S. — forcing people to stay inside.
The fires have prompted evacuations and left behind life-altering destruction in some communities, and it is only June.
Due to the rapid growth of some fires and the need to react quickly, it has left some people wondering: how did we get here?
There are currently more than 440 fires burning in Canada as of Thursday, some of which officials say were started naturally while others are still under investigation.
Of the 5.4 million hectares burned so far this season, there are questions about what Canadians can do to prevent this year from being the worst fire season on record.
CTVNews.ca asked what questions you had about the wildfires. Topics ranged from how wildfires start to wanting to understand the process of investigating fires, and what happened to a beloved fire safety mascot.
