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
The evacuation order has been lifted for the Town of Drayton Valley and parts of Brazeau County. Re-entry began at 2 p.m.
Favourable weather in recent days has allowed firefighters to bring more wildfires under control.
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
A special air quality statement has been issued, as smoky conditions persist throughout much of the province.
Hot and dry weather may lead to increased wildfire activity in northern Alberta where wildfire danger remains high.
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
Albertans are being asked to restrict recreation on public land as wildfire risk remains extremely high throughout much of the province.
Cooler temperatures and higher humidity are helping firefighters contain existing wildfires.
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