Many response decisions to crises cannot be made in advance because each event is unique and has its own specific characteristics. But it is still possible to prepare for the future.
More than 400 active wildfires were burning across Canada on Wednesday, according to authorities, exacerbating a wildfire season that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, created a sense of anxiety across the sprawling country, and triggered air quality alerts hundreds of miles south in the United States.