The Night the Sky Turned Orange

January 13, 2026 • 00:41:04
The Night the Sky Turned Orange
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The Night the Sky Turned Orange

Jan 13 2026 | 00:41:04

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As Fire 52 intensified near Hay River in the Northwest Territories, evacuation orders were issued and Highway 2 became a narrow, smoke-filled corridor of stalled vehicles, poor visibility, and rapidly changing fire behaviour. In this mini-episode, Franco Nogarin, a Forest Planning Officer and Wildfire Modeller with the Government of the Northwest Territories, reads his unedited first-person account of that night. What unfolds is a moment-by-moment record of decision-making under pressure: interpreting fire behaviour through smoke, balancing training against instinct, managing family safety, and recognizing the point at which conditions cross from dangerous to untenable. This story will resonate with first […]
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