I alt er fem mennesker omkommet på grund af naturbrandene. British Columbia oplevede Canadas første død fra skovbrandene, da Devyn Helena Gale, en 19-årig brandmand for BC Wildfire Service blev ramt af et faldende træ, mens hun hjalp med at bekæmpe brandene.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22. juli 2023|title='She made my world sparkle': Emotional procession held for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter in Revelstoke|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/she-made-my-world-sparkle-emotional-procession-held-for-fallen-b-c-wildfire-fighter-in-revelstoke-1.6490526|access-date=26. juli 2023|website=British Columbia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Devyn Helena Gale (November 24, 2003 - 13. juli 2023)|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/28483678/devyn-helena-gale/wall|publisher=Bowers Funeral Service|access-date=27. juli 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727132845/https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/28483678/devyn-helena-gale/wall|archive-date=27. juli 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Ryan Gould, en 41-årig mand fra Whitecourt blev dræbt, da hans [[Bell 204/205|Bell 205A]]-helikopter styrtede ned, da han spredte vand som en del af brandslukningsoperationer i Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Snowdon|first=Wallis|date=20. juli 2023|title=Pilot dead after helicopter fighting wildfire crashes in northwestern Alberta|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-helicopter-wildfire-crash-1.6912301|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725032822/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-helicopter-wildfire-crash-1.6912301|archive-date=25. juli 2023}}</ref> Carter Vigh, en 9-årig dreng i 100 Mile House, British Columbia, døde efter at have lidt et astmaanfald på grund af skovbrandsrøg.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=CNN|first=Sara|last=Smart|date=18. juli 2023|title=9-year-old Canadian boy dies after suffering asthma attack worsened by wildfire smoke, parents say|url=https://www.kwwl.com/news/national/9-year-old-canadian-boy-dies-after-suffering-asthma-attack-worsened-by-wildfire-smoke-parents/article_10effeea-2d8f-5f7c-a68f-79960a295679.html|access-date=26. juli 2023|website=KWWL}}</ref> Adam Yeadon, en 25-årig brandmand, der arbejdede for Northwest Territories Forest Management Service, døde, mens han bekæmpede brande i Northwest Territories, da han blev ramt af et faldende træ.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=The Canadian Press|date=18. juli 2023|title=Family remembers firefighter killed in N.W.T. as brave and passionate about his job|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/family-remembers-firefighter-killed-in-n-w-t-as-brave-and-passionate-about-his-job/article_eed0b0b7-002f-5f47-b8be-bb96addaf65b.html|access-date=26. juli 2023|website=Toronto Star}}</ref> En 25-årig kontraktbrandmand blev dødeligt såret i Prince George Fire Center-regionen, mens han rykkede ud til en naturbrand den 28. juli.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matassa-Fung|first=Darrian|date=29. juli 2023|title=Firefighter killed in line of duty in Prince George Fire Centre region: BC Wildfire Service {{!}} Globalnews.ca|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9865476/bc-firefighter-killed-prince-george-fire-centre/|access-date=2023-07-29|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref>
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