People don't be fooled by this post - by the time this foreign aid was offered, 1600+ Fort Mac homes had already been devastated and people had escaped.

The wildfire moved quickly due to extremely dry conditions and the lack of a fire break around the city. The authorities should have evacuated earlier but there was not enough time which was complicated by city design and lack of alternative roads to get out of the region.  The wildfire jumped not only roads, but the river.