The wildfire hazard has dropped, thanks to the precipitation and higher humidity levels supplied by Mother Nature.
The forecast for tomorrow is for a high of 14, humidity of 55%, light to moderate rain and thundershowers, and winds at NW20G40. Temperatures will begin to climb back up again on Tuesday and Wednesday as the low pressure system moves on. There's no precip in the forecast after Monday, so things will likely begin to dry up again.
LWF 122 - Burnt Lake Fire
This fire remains classified as out of control at 31,334 hectares. There was no new growth on the fire today. The increased size is due to burning within the fire perimeter. The fire received an average of 8mm of precipitation today. This allowed us to make good progress on constructing guard around the fire. We estimate that 30% of the fire is contained. The current fire behavior is smouldering ground fire that is deep burning. Tomorrow we plan to work on the guard on the north perimeter. There is no new map since the outside permieter has not changed.
There are more than 300 firefighters and staff working on this fire including 16 helicopters, 6 cat units and other heavy equipment. Firefighters are pictured below. Alberta firefighters are in yellow and BC crews are in red. Thanks to everyone for the hard work over the past 10 days since the initial ignition.
LWF 126 - Pony Creek Fire
This fire remains classified as out of control at 2,974 hectares. There was no new growth today. This fire received less precip than LWF 122, but still enough to settle the fire down. Ground crews worked along with the dozer units to continue to build a guard around the fire. Helicopters were bucketing on hot spots along the perimeter. The crews made good progress with today's weather and have about 45% of the fire contained.
Everyday working on a fire is a tough day, but more so when you're wet and cold. Hats off to our more than 160 firefighters today for a job well done!
There is no map today as the perimeter has not changed.
The Rest of the Area
We had no new wildfires today. We have 8 crews, 4 helicopters and the air tankers in the area.
Thanks for doing your part to prevent wildfire.
Your next update will be tomorrow evening, or sooner if conditions change.
For more information, please contact:
Leslie Lozinski
Forest Information Officer
780-623-9758