Wildfire Update

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 31 2023 – The fire continues to remain active south of the Cenovus plant and West and South West of Rainbow Lake closer to the BC border and along

Courtesy: Alberta Wildfire High Level Forest Area Wildfire Update – May 31, 2023 as of 11:30 a.m. By Victoria Ostendorf, May 31, 2023 11:19:02 AM The wildfire danger is very high in the High Level Forest Area.

Courtesy of Clear Hills County: GWF018 (Cleardale/Peace Riverbanks) Classified as out of Control. The weather was in our favor yesterday with minimal wind so the Dozer crews were able to continue to actively secure guards on all

Courtesy: Peace River Wildfire Peace River Forest Area Update – May 30, 2023 By Alberta Wildfire, May 30, 2023 6:26:39 PM The fire danger in the Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) has climbed to VERY HIGH for

Courtesy Government of Alberta Update 27: Alberta wildfire situation (May 30, 5:00 p.m.) May 30, 2023 Media inquiries Albertans returning home are asked to continually check in with local authorities. Current situation Weather patterns are showing a weak

Courtesy: Alberta Wildfire High Level Forest Area Wildfire Update – May 30, 2023 as of 2:00 p.m. By Victoria Ostendorf, May 30, 2023 2:10:41 PM The wildfire danger is very high in the High Level Forest Area.

Courtesy of Clear Hills County: GWF018 (Cleardale/Peace River Banks) Classified as out of Control High winds caused the wildfire to gain some traction last night. Currently the east end of the fire is between Range Road 64

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 30 2023 – We have good news today. Last night Atco was able to restore the power to the Town of Rainbow Lake. This was one of our big

Courtesy Alberta Wildfire Peace River Forest Area Update – May 29, 2023, 6:30 p.m. MST By Alberta Wildfire, May 29, 2023 7:01:56 PM The fire danger in the Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) has climbed to VERY

Fires AM May 30, 2023 Wildfires are beginning to threaten again. Despite potential damage assessment being undertaken in certain jurisdictions in the Peace and Mackenzie, Mother Nature is not kind, again. A Red Flag watch has been

Courtesy: Government of Alberta Update 26: Alberta wildfire situation (May 29, 5:00 p.m.) May 29, 2023 Media inquiries Albertans returning home are asked to continually check in with local authorities. Current situation The fire danger is very high

Courtesy of Clear Hills County: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT! May 29, 2023 10:09 p.m. GWF018 (Cleardale/Peace River Banks) Classified as out of Control High winds caused the wildfire to gain some traction tonight. Currently the east end of the

Courtesy of Northland School Division: May 29, 2023 – How wildfires are impacting Northland schools update Attention Parents and Guardians: Please review the following information on how wildfires are impacting Northland schools: Bishop Routhier School: The school

Courtesy of Clear Hills County: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT! May 29, 2023 6:09 p.m. GWF018 (Cleardale/Peace River Banks) Classified as out of Control High winds have caused the wildfire to gain some traction. Currently the east end of the

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 29 2023 – The winds are quite high today but the lower temperatures are helping to reduce the fire activity. The winds are coming from the West which is

Courtesy: High Level Forest Area High Level Forest Area Wildfire Update – May 29, 2023 as of 11:00 a.m. By Victoria Ostendorf, May 29, 2023 10:45:31 AM The wildfire danger is very high in the High Level

Courtesy of the Little Red River Cree Nation Facebook page. May 29, 2023 Visual tours of Fox Lake for those who have lost their homes will begin today and we are asking members to gather together in

Courtesy: High Level Forest Area High Level Forest Area Wildfire Update – May 28, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. By Victoria Ostendorf, May 28, 2023 10:53:39 AM The wildfire danger is very high in the High Level Forest

Courtesy: Peace River Forest Area Peace River Forest Area Update – May 28, 2023, 8:00 p.m. MST By Alberta Wildfire, May 28, 2023 8:00:50 PM The fire danger in the Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) is HIGH.

Courtesy: Government of Alberta Update 25: Alberta wildfire situation (May 28, 5:30 p.m.) May 28, 2023 Media inquiries Albertans returning home are asked to continually check in with local authorities. Current situation The fire danger is very high

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 27 2023 – The fire remained inactive around the Town perimeter yesterday and there were no threats to the Town. The fire was very active in other areas, due

Courtesy: Northern Sunrise County For Immediate Release – May 26, 2023, at 15:45 Hours Northern Sunrise County Wildfire Update PWF 038 (CNRL fire) is now considered as Being Held at 6,129ha with containment on the entire perimeter.

Courtesy of YourAlberta: LIVE at 3pm – Watch officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHyUN3Q7BgE

Atikameg & Carmen Creek area Wildfires were downgraded today to Being Held. The Cleardale/Peace River Banks fire in Clear Hills County was downgraded yesterday. That leaves 6 Out of Control Wildfires left in Northwestern Alberta.  

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 26 2023 – Not much of an update as we are moving into cleanup mode. The final sprinklers will be coming down today and Atco is continuing to push

Peace River Forest Area Update By Alberta Wildfire, May 26, 2023 12:35:44 PM The fire danger in the Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) is MODERATE. Although we did receive some rain in the PRFA, the amount varies

Courtesy of Alberta Wildfire: The fire ban and off-highway vehicle restriction has been lifted for most of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. A fire restriction is now in effect for these areas. The fire ban and

The Wildfire near Atikameg is now listed as Being Held. Now only 6 out of control wildfires in Northwestern Alberta.

Courtesy: Government of Alberta   Update 22: Alberta wildfire situation (May 25, 5:00 p.m.) May 25, 2023 Media inquiries Albertans returning home are asked to continually check in with local authorities.   Those evacuated due to wildfires

More than five-thousand people in Alberta remain out of their homes as around 50 wildfires continue to burn in the province. The government says seven evacuation orders remain in place as of this morning, this includes Chateh,

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Courtesy of Northland School Division: May 25th – How wildfires are impacting Northland schools update Attention Parents and Guardians: Please review the following information on how wildfires are impacting Northland schools: Bishop Routhier School: The school facility

Courtesy of Northern Sunrise County: Northern Sunrise County Wildfire Update. The Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) has taken over management of the wildfires within the County. Wildfire SWF068 (Harmon Valley/Reno area) is still classified as Out of

Courtesy of YourAlberta (Government of Alberta): LIVE at 3pm – Watch officials from Alberta Emergency Management Agency and Alberta Wildfire provide an update on the Alberta wildfire situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNofUK98xeI

Courtesy of The Town of Rainbow Lake: May 25 2023 – As of this afternoon, the timelines for re-entry on June 2nd are still in place. Further assessments are being completed by Atco and we will know

Courtesy of Alberta Emergency Alert: Update: May 25, 2023 at 12:53 PM Area: The Evacuation Order for everyone in Peavine Metis Settlement is no longer in effect. Description: Everyone can now return home. Wildfires continue to burn

Courtesy of the MD of Spirit River, Fire Chief B. Kroes   With the recent rainfall, the fire risk has been reduced, but areas of exposed cured fuels are still a wildfire risk. The Fire Hazard is

Courtesy of Alberta Wildfire: The wildfire danger is very high in the High Level Forest Area. The Fire Ban and Off-highway vehicle restriction remain in effect. The Area received a slight reprieve in fire activity due to

Courtesy of Woodland Cree First Nation: UPDATE From Forestry Fire 68 (Harmon Valley) remains unchanged in regards to hazard or growth. A lot of progress has been done on securing perimeter at various places. Also we have

Courtesy of Clear Hills County: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT! May 25, 2023 10:36 a.m. GWF018 is currently classified as Being Held (BH). Alberta Fire Services reports the wildfire at 80 per cent contained. A small section of the fire

Courtesy: Government of Alberta Update 21: Alberta wildfire situation (May 24, 5:00 p.m.) May 24, 2023 Media inquiries Albertans returning home are asked to continually check in with local authorities. Those evacuated due to wildfires should register at

Officials in Alberta say there has been significant progress in the fight against wildfires due to rain, cooler weather and the efforts of firefighters. Several evacuated communities have announced re-entry plans this week while others are preparing

Courtesy of Northland School Division: May 24, 2023 – How wildfires are impacting Northland schools update Attention Parents and Guardians: Please review the following information on how wildfires are impacting Northland schools: Gift Lake School: Classes will

Courtesy of the Town of Valleyview: UPDATE: There is no current wildfire threat to the Town. No evacuation is required at this time. Residents are advised to remain prepared to evacuate within four hours if circumstances change.

Courtesy of Big Lakes County: May 24 @ 3 PM WILDFIRE UPDATE Wildfire Situation The recent rain is helping firefighters make good progress on all wildfires in the Slave Lake Forest Area. Firefighters are reporting that 30

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 24 2023 – The fire remains quiet around Town. We did receive between 2-4mm of rain last night which will help to slow down the fire activity today. It

Evacuees and fire fighting crews who are stationed in High Level, will have the option of voting on Friday (May 26th). A polling station for the Alberta Election will be open at the High Level Town Office

Courtesy: High Level Forest Area High Level Forest Area Wildfire Update – May 24, 2023 as of 9:00 a.m. By Victoria Ostendorf, May 24, 2023 10:41:44 AM The wildfire danger is very high in the High Level

Courtesy of the County of GP: The initial line of the Southeast Grande Prairie Firebreak has been completed ahead of schedule, providing an important additional line of defense against wildfire for the region. During the first week,

Courtesy of the MD of Greenview: May 23, 2023 – 8:00 pm Please note that the information in the following update is official information as provided by Alberta Forestry. Greenview strives to provide a timely high-level summary

Scattered showers in recent days have proved helpful for fire crews battling dozens of wildfires across Alberta. But crews aren’t out of the woods yet. More than 10-thousand square kilometres of land has burned in Alberta this

Courtesy of Northland School Division: May 23, 2023 Wildfire Update Attention Parents and Guardians: Please review the following information on how wildfires are impacting Northland schools: Gift Lake School will remain closed. The community is still under

Courtesy of Alberta Emergency Alert: Area: The Evacuation Order for everyone in Peavine Metis Settlement is still in effect. Description: A fire has forced the evacuation of everyone in Peavine Metis Settlement. Instruction: If you are not

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Courtesy of Clear Hills County: GWF018 (Cleardale/Peace River Banks) Classified as Out of Control With the welcomed rain we are seeing some relief with the fire as well as the smoke. Alberta fire service’s 40-man ground crew

Courtesy of Big Lakes County: May 23 @ 3 PM – WILDFIRE UPDATE Wildfire Danger Rain has brought relief to the wildfire danger in the Slave Lake Forest Area for today. At this time, the Fire Ban

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 23 2023 – The fire remained calm around the Town yesterday. Ignition operations on the Eastern guard North of Silvertip continue to progress well providing stronger protections for Chateh.

Courtesy of High Prairie School Division: The Town of High Prairie and Big Lakes County have cancelled all evacuation alerts as of today, May 23, 2023. The MD of Lesser Slave River has also moved their alert

Members of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation are counting down the hours until they can return home. Over the Long Weekend a re-entry plan was released to people of the community. It’s a 4-stage plan that goes into

Rain has been falling on most wildfires burning in Alberta, and the forecast calls for it to continue today. Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire says it could be a turning point for firefighters, but also adds that

From the Town of Rainbow Lake It was a quiet night on the fire front last night. We have a re-entry plan ready to deploy once we get to the point where we believe the fire is

From Alberta Wildfire Wildfire Situation Since January 1, there have been 46 wildfires in the Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) burning a total of 6,834 hectares (ha). An incident management team is now in place in The

From Woodland Cree First Nation “Leadership, DEM and Emergency management committee has ordered air purifiers straight from manufacturers due to short supply (will be delivered to the nation within a few weeks) It would be delivered to

The Paskwa Fire is now over 70,000 hectares in size and it’s now less than 10 kilometres away from the community of Garden River. Crews will be in that area battling that part of the fire, but

From Clear Hills County PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – May 21, 2023 9:55 a.m GWF018 (Cleardale/Peace River Banks) Classified as Out of Control Alberta fire services has updated us with following information: Yesterday had a few flareups amongst the

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Courtesy of the MD of Greenview: Current wildfire status update from Greenview Emergency Operations Centre May 19, 2023 – 9:00 pm Please note that the information in the following update is official information as provided by Alberta

Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 19 2023 – Another quiet day in Rainbow Lake yesterday. Another day or two of inactivity and we will be looking at demobilizing our sprinklers deployed on the homes

Courtesy of Alberta Wildfire: The Peace River Forest Area (PRFA) is currently preparing for the arrival of 100 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel and a 55-person incident team. These resources were deployed to the Peace River Forest

RCMP Video of the fire on the Little Smoky/Fox Creek Highway. Highway #43 remains closed in that area. Road updates courtesy of Peace Auto Supply in Peace River

Due to the fire in the Swan Hills Area, a stretch of Highway #33 remains closed from Swan Hills to Kinuso Corner. Road Updates courtesy of Peace Auto Supply in Peace River. Details on the Swan Hills

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Courtesy of the RCMP: May 19th, 2023  Valleyview, Alta. – Alberta RCMP continue to be deployed with specialized units to assist with public safety and crime reduction efforts. May 5, 2023 the Alberta RCMP began deploying additional

Courtesy of the Town of Valleyview: As I cruise the town this morning, it is great to see so many residents have made it back home. For those of you still waiting to come home, our hearts

Courtesy of County of Clear Hills: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – May 19, 2023 12:20 p.m. GWF0018 – Peace Riverbanks/Cleardale classified as out of control. – It is estimated to be 48,000 ha in size Heavy smoke in the

Courtesy of Alberta Wildfire: HIGH LEVEL FOREST AREA WILDFIRE UPDATE| MAY 19, 2023 AS OF 2:00 PM There are five wildfires in the High Level Forest Area. Of these fires, two are classified as Out of Control

Courtesy of Alberta Wildfire: May long weekend is one of the busiest times for human-caused wildfires. This weekend, we are asking Albertans to put safety first and support our wildfire response by restricting outdoor recreation activities in

Courtesy of MD of Fairview: UPDATE – May 19, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. The fire in the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 remains under control. The site is being monitored for flareups, which will be extinguished