Little Red River Cree Nation has expanded their evacuation alert to include the communities of John D’Or and Fox Lake. Fox Lake and John D'or Prairie are on mandatory evacuation effective July 20, 12:30 p.m. The fire danger is very high to extreme
The Municipal District of Opportunity has declared a state of local emergency and issued an evacuation order for residents of Chipewyan Lake. About 89 residents have now evacuated. Extreme heat will continue to drive significant wildfire activity in
Extreme heat and increased fire activity in northern Alberta triggered an evacuation alert for the hamlet of Janvier and First Nations reserve Janvier 194. Residents are asked to be prepared to leave on short notice. The number of active wildfires in
Residents of Garden River who have been evacuated for seven days or more can now start applying for one-time emergency evacuation payments. Increased fire danger and activity have led to 47 new wildfire starts in the past 24 hours and there are
Hot, dry weather across Alberta will likely lead to increased wildfire activity in the Forest Protection Area this week. Albertans must follow all fire bans and restrictions to avoid new fire starts.
More hot dry weather in northern Alberta will likely lead to increased wildfire activity in the Forest Protection Area this week. Albertans must follow all fire bans and restrictions to avoid new fire starts.
A break from the extreme heat has aided progress on containing wildfires this weekend but forecast rising temperatures will increase wildfire danger. Albertans are asked to continue to be diligent and follow all fire restrictions.
Firefighting and emergency management efforts continue in the Forest Protection Area with no new evacuation alerts or orders, and no new States of Local Emergency have been declared. Rain has fallen on parts of northern Alberta, but not enough to
Hot and dry weather conditions continue to drive significant wildfire activity in the Forest Protection Area. Albertans must follow all fire bans and restrictions to avoid new fire starts.
Little Red River Cree Nation has declared a state of local emergency and successfully evacuated 981 residents from Garden River as of 6 p.m. last night.