Wildfires are threatening communities across Canada, raising questions about how people can best prepare for evacuations.

Officials ordered the evacuation of parts of a suburb of St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday, and thousands more in the metropolitan area were under an evacuation alert that could require them to flee at a moment's notice.

Emergency kits, emergency plans and home checklists are all commonly cited by governments and experts as simple ways to get ready.

"A lot of fear comes out when you are told you immediately need to evacuate and you haven't had time to prepare. A lot things are going to be outside of your control," said Christopher Allsop, senior manager for emergency management at Red Cross Canada.

"So let's put into control those things that you can."

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