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May 10, 2024 · HIGH LEVEL FOREST AREA | WILDFIRE SITUATION | MAY 10, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. Since January 1, 2024, there have been 33 wildfires in the High Level Forest Area burning a total of 528 hectares (ha). Of these wildfires, four are classified under control (UC). HTZ001 is a mutual aid wildfire located east of Indian Cabins that originated from the ...
6 days ago · The wildfire near Fort McMurray is one of two out-of-control fires in the province. The second is near Grande Prairie. “We’ve had 11 new wildfire starts overnight across the province due to ...
May 6, 2023 · Edmonton. Provincial state of emergency declared in Alberta as wildfires spread and more residents flee. Forecast favourable for the next few days with chance of trace amounts of rain for Edson...
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- Emily Rae Pasiuk
- Homes Destroyed
- 'Substantial Damage'
- 'Waiting to Wake Up'
- Hopeful For Reinforcements
The reprieve felt in central Alberta didn't extend to the northernmost reaches of the province, which received little to no rain. Drought-like conditions, powerful winds and a forecasted return to extreme heat are expected to fuel wildfires over the coming days. In some of these communities, residents who fled for safety are learning that their hom...
Sunshine said no access is being granted to the Sturgeon Lake Cree First Nation community and the band council will be bringing in security to secure the evacuation zone. The immediate damage to infrastructure is already extensive, he said. "We want to keep people safe," he said. "There is substantial damage to the power grid. There are power poles...
While cooler weather has offered a respite, anxiety is still running high over what the sleeping giant will do next. "I've never seen a fire this big," said Brian Davidson, fire chief of in the town of Fox Creek, about 250 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. "Right now, it's 52 kilometres from tail to end." Crews were working Tuesday to protect the c...
Four homes were lost just outside the northwestern city of Grande Prairie after the Dunes West wildfire, at 1,500 hectares, crept up the bank of the Wapiti River and entered residential areas within the evacuation zone. Trevor Grant, regional fire chief in Grande Prairie, said his crews have struggled to manage the rapidly spreading fires with limi...
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- Wallis Snowdon
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May 9, 2023 · As of Tuesday after, about 24,000 people were out of their homes in the sparsely populated, largely northern areas of the province as 88 active wildfires were burning across nearly one million...
2 days ago · Wildfire season has started early this year, with several fires burning across Western Canada forcing thousands to evacuate. In an effort to reassure residents, the regional fire chief announced ...
