wildfire evacuees
Fire-fleeing residents
Wildfire evacuees are people forced to leave their homes due to approaching or active wildfires.
The term appears frequently in news coverage of fire seasons, particularly in the American West and Australia: Wildfire evacuees filled the emergency shelter.
Unlike refugees, evacuees typically expect to return home—though many find nothing left.
- displacedShifted from proper location
- shelterProtected place or structure
- temporary housingNon-permanent place to live
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- safe zoneProtected area from threats
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wildfire evacueesfirefighters
Emergency personnel combating blazes
first responders · emergency responders · National Guard · disaster relief workers · smoke jumpers
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