MAP - Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. SOPFEU director general Éric Rousseau told reporters today that some 4.5 million hectares of land burned during this year's record-breaking fire season, including more than 1.1 million in the bottom half of the province, where most people live.; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Vokey