Fort McMurray

Readers of John Vaillant’s harrowing 2023 book “Fire Weather” — an account of the destruction of the Canadian forest town of Fort McMurray — might consider Ramsey’s book a companion to the earlier book.

In Alberta, a wildfire led to the evacuation of about 6,600 people near Fort McMurray, an oil-producing region.

In Fort McMurray, crews woke up to light rain, overcast skies and cooler temperatures.

“With some help from the weather I am very hopeful that this is headed in the right direction,” said Sandy Bowman, mayor of the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo that contains Fort McMurray.

The fire, which started last week, caused about 6,600 residents to flee parts of the southern end of Fort McMurray.