Lac La Biche Area Update

Burnt Lake Fire Overnight Update (Cold Lake Air Weapons range)

Posted on Tue, May 26, 2015

LWF 122, the Burnt Lake fire (in the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range) is 17,483 hectares.  The smoke lifted last night and we were able to get a more accurate gps measurement of the fire area.  Winds today are expected out of the east.  The fire may challenge portions of the west flank of the fire.  We expect winds to be from the E or NE for the next couple of days.  This should help clear smoke out of the Cold Lake and Marie Lake areas.  Heavy equipment and crews continue to action this fire round the clock.  Today's plan is to work on the guards on the NW and SW flanks of the fire.  Oil and gas facilities that were evacuated earlier remain shut down.  We are in contact with facilities that may be in the path of the fire.

The map below is from yesterday, but it provides an idea of where the fire is within the Air Weapons Range.

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Over 200 staff and firefighters, helicopters with buckets, and heavy equipment including cats are working on this fire.  This fire is priority number three within the Province at this time.

Your next update will be tonight about 9pm, unless conditions change.

For more information, please contact:

Leslie Lozinski

Forest Information Officer

780-623-9758