Tanis Blocka will be the acting wildfire information officer for June 30 to July 2nd, you can contact her at 780-516-1347 if you have any questions regarding the Slave Lake Forest Area. Shawna Lund will be acting wildfire information officer for July 4th, you can contact her at 780-805-4754.
Wildfire Situation for the Slave Lake Forest Area
There were no new wildfires in the Slave Lake Forest Area in the last 24 hours, Friday was the first day in two weeks that did not have a wildfire start.
Firefighters and helicopters continue to fight the wildfire located east of Wood Buffalo Lake. The wildfire did not spread again today there are 45 firefighters and four helicopters working to contain this wildfire and it is considered as being held.
To obtain up-to-date information on the wildfire situation across Alberta download the Alberta Wildfire App, like Alberta Wildfire Info on facebook or visit www.wildfire.alberta.ca.
Weather Forecast
A week cold front in lying over the Slave Lake Forest Area Saturday and will remain in place for much of the day. It will bring scattered showers and thunderstorm activity throughout the area Saturday.
Sunday will see a cold front move into the area with more thunderstorm activity anticipated on the eastern side of the Slave Lake Forest Area. The temperatures will remain in the low teens.
Since April 1st there have been 171 wildfires in the Slave Lake Forest Area and the total area burned is just over 2214 hectares.
Click here to view the Wildfire Situation in Alberta.
Fire permits are free and can be obtained by calling your local Alberta Agriculture and Forestry office.
- Slave Lake/Red Earth/Peerless/Trout 780-849-7377
- Wabasca 780-891-3860
- High Prairie 780-523-6619
By getting a fire permit you help keep our firefighters free to fight real wildfires instead of investigating the smoke in your backyard.
For more information
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Download the Alberta Wildfire app on your Apple or Android device.
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- or visit www.wildfire.alberta.ca
Unless conditions change, you can expect your next wildfire update July 4th.
Tanis Blocka -Wildfire Information Officer
Mobile: 780.516.1347 Tanis.Blocka@gov.ab.ca
Report Wildfires 310-FIRE (3473)
