The wildfire hazard is MODERATE for the Lac La Biche area.
The forecast for tomorrow is for a high of 25 degrees, humidity of 35%, chance of precipitation, moderate lightning and winds SW15 km/hr. The increased humidity is helping keep the wildfire hazard at MODERATE for the next few days.
We had no new fires today. There are 10 active fires in the area - six are under control, two are being held and two are out of control. We have 17 crews and 9 helicopters as well as the airtankers positioned across the area to fight any new fires.
The image below shows a helicopter filling his bucket to drop on a spot fire.
Here's a recap of the current fires in the area:
LWF 202 saw a status change today to Being Held at 66 hectares. This fire is in the Bovine area at 11-36-79-18-W4. The fire did not grow in size again today.
LWF 198, in the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, is Under Control at 108 hectares. Crews continue to make good progress. There are no values at risk.
LWF 192 is Under Control, at 197 hectares. Dozer guard is complete around this fire. There are still some green "islands" within the fire perimeter that are burning.
LWF 191 remains Out of Control at 268 hectares. This fire is 25 km west of Mariana Lake.
LWF 189 is Under Control, at 103 hectares. This fire is in the Bovine area. There is guard around the entire fire.
LWF 175 is Being Held, at 15,376 hectares. This fire, which stretches into Saskatchewan, is located just to the east of LWF 192. There are no values at risk.
LWF 171 is Under Control at 45 hectares.
LWF 161 remains Out of Control at 14,012 hectares. The fire is about five miles from Highway 63. Firefighters from Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia are working together to fight this wildfire. The fire received some rain. Today there was smouldering ground fire and some surface fire. We hope to take advantage of the reduced fire behavior and put more ground crews in place over the next couple of days.
LWF 122 and LWF 126, from earlier in the season, remain on patrol status.
ASK 001 - Saskatchewan Fire near Garson Lake, is still active on the west side. We are monitoring this fire.
Thanks for doing your part to prevent wildfire.
For more information, please contact:
Leslie Lozinski
Forest Information Officer
780-623-9758