Lac La Biche Area Update

Thanks to the rain, the wildfire danger is LOW for the Lac La Biche forest area. 

We didn't have any new wildfires today.  There are eight wildfires in the area and they are all under control.  Crews are patrolling fires from earlier in the season and are actively working on hotspots and flareups on the most recent wildfires. 

So far this season we've had 169 wildfires.  

In addition to crews working on the existing wildfires, we have 4 crews, 1 helicopter, and the airtankers ready to fight any new wildfires tomorrow.

The photo below is from a few days ago and shows a tree that was hit by lighting and splintered, resulting in a wildfire.  A quick responding wildfire ranger extinguished this fire before it got very big.  Nice work!

Since March 1, 2018, Alberta has recorded 854 wildfires in the Forest Protection Area that have burned a total of just under 38,000 hectares.

For more information on the wildfire situation across Alberta:

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• or visit www.wildfire.alberta.ca
• Stay current on Alberta's Fire Ban status by checking albertafirebans.ca

If you see smoke or fire in the forest, please call 310-FIRE.

Your next update will be July 3 unless conditions change in the interim.

Thanks for doing your part to prevent wildfire.