Wildfires of note

September 3, 2024

Posted on Tue, Sep 03, 2024

There are no wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. This page will be updated as required. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 26, 2024

Posted on Mon, Aug 26, 2024

There are no wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. This page will be updated as required. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 23, 2024

Posted on Fri, Aug 23, 2024

There is one wildfire of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136, HWF141 and HWF171 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,430 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as being held and is 6,037 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, supported by helicopters and heavy equipment, continue to look for hotspots along the southern perimeter. Crews will work the SW side and work their way east along the southern perimeter. Bucketing continues on the east side of the perimeter.

There are currently 501 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 119pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 22, 2024

Posted on Thu, Aug 22, 2024

There is one wildfire of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,503 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as being held and is 6,158 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, supported by helicopters and heavy equipment, continue to look for hotspots along the southern perimeter. Additional guard will be constructed as needed, but there is minimal fire spread due to cooler weather. Heavy equipment operators have started to work on a contingency line running north from Highway 58, over to the west side, which will also provide better access for crews. 

There are currently 511 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 123 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 21, 2024

Posted on Wed, Aug 21, 2024

There is one wildfire of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,503 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as being held and is 6,158 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, supported by helicopters and heavy equipment, continue to look for hotspots along the southern perimeter. Additional guard will be constructed as needed, but there is minimal fire spread due to cooler weather. Heavy equipment operators have started to work on a contingency line running north from Highway 58, over to the west side, which will also provide better access for crews. 

There are currently 574 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 123 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 20, 2024

Posted on Tue, Aug 20, 2024

There is one wildfire of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,611 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as being held and is 6,158 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, supported by helicopters and heavy equipment, continue to look for hotspots along the southern perimeter. Additional guard will be constructed as needed, but there is minimal fire spread due to cooler weather. Heavy equipment operators have started to work on a contingency line running north from Highway 58, over to the west side, which will also provide better access for crews. 

There are currently 606 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 130 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 19, 2024

Posted on Mon, Aug 19, 2024

There is one wildfire of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,611 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as being held and is 6,158 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, helicopters, and heavy equipment continue to work along the southern perimeter of HWF061 to extinguish hotspots and reduce spread. Heavy equipment is also working the west side, moving to the south as operators construct a containment line. Heavy equipment has completed their work on the east side and will now start work on a contingency line running north from highway 58 to the west side, which will also provide better access for crews.

There are currently 596 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 130 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 18, 2024

Posted on Sun, Aug 18, 2024

There are two wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.

Jasper Wildfire Complex

ANP002 (formally ANP002 and ANP003) is classified as being held. Parks Canada estimates its size to be 33,000 ha.

The ignition at the air strip is now fully extinguished. Firefighters spent much of the day gridding, which is going section by section looking for any remaining hot spots, working into the centre of the wildfire from the contained perimeter. In the past 24 hours, 2 mm of rain fell in Jasper, with variable amounts across the wildfire including 10 mm on the south end.

Jasper National Park is closed. See Wildfire status — Jasper Wildfire Complex for more information.

See Municipality of Jasper Re-entry Criteria for information about re-entry into the Jasper townsite.

See 511 Alberta for information on highway closures.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,574 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as being held and is 6,158 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, helicopters, and heavy equipment continue to work along the southern perimeter of HWF061 to extinguish hotspots and reduce spread. There is still heat over the southern perimeter of the guard, but crews are working hard to contain these small excursions with additional guard and extinguish them. Heavy equipment is also working on the west side, moving to the south as operators construct a containment line. Heavy equipment has completed their work on the east side and will now start work on a contingency line running north from highway 58 to the west side, which will also provide better access for crews.

Construction of guard on the northeast perimeter of HWF136 fire is continuing as heavy equipment travels west to build containment lines. There is minimal fire activity on HWF136. Crews and heavy equipment are working on small excursions on the northeast corner.

There are currently 601 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 130 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 17, 2024

Posted on Sat, Aug 17, 2024

There are two wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.

Jasper Wildfire Complex

ANP002 (formally ANP002 and ANP003) is classified as being held. Parks Canada estimates its size to be 33,000 ha.

Firefighters made significant progress across priority areas, with some help from much needed rain. Starting at noon yesterday, more than 4 mm of rain fell across Jasper. The forecast for the next few days is steady rain. Crews walked across Overlander trail bridge and put out hot spots from the previous day's ignition to contain that line. The priority south and north perimeters have a handful of deep hot spots left. The hot spots near the SkyTram road are in very steep terrain that is slippery, making access by ground too dangerous. Dangerous trees around key infrastructure in the park are being identified and removed. 

Jasper National Park is closed. See Wildfire status — Jasper Wildfire Complex for more information.

An evacuation alert remains in place for the Municipality of Jasper. See Municipality of Jasper Re-entry Criteria for information about re-entry.

See 511 Alberta for information on highway closures.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,574 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as out of control and is 6,158 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment continue to work along the southern perimeter of HWF061 to extinguish hotspots and reduce spread. There is still heat over the southern perimeter of the guard but crews are working hard to contain these small excursions and extinguish them. Heavy equipment is also working on the west side moving to the south as operators construct line. The north side of HWF061 is seeing some activity which we continue to monitor.

Construction of the guard on the northeast perimeter of HWF136 is continuing as equipment travels west to build containment lines. There is minimal activity on HWF136 but crews and heavy equipment are working to tie in small excursions with natural fuel breaks on the northwest corner. Crews are working to extinguish a small hotspot located near the excursion on the southern edge of HWF136 that extends south to highway 58. They will move to other priority areas when they're finished. 

There are currently 596 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 130 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area 

August 16, 2024

Posted on Fri, Aug 16, 2024

There are two wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.

Jasper Wildfire Complex

ANP002 (formally ANP002 and ANP003) is classified as out of control. Parks Canada estimates its size to be approximately 33,000 ha.

Crews were able to contain 100% of the priority northwest perimeter to protect the town of Jasper. Forecasts show chances of showers this weekend and this should allow crews to make progress in minimizing fire activity in other parts of the park. 

Jasper National Park is closed. See Wildfire status — Jasper Wildfire Complex for more information.

An evacuation alert remains in place for the Municipality of Jasper. See Municipality of Jasper Re-entry Criteria for information about re-entry.

See 511 Alberta for information on highway closures.


HCX001 - Semo Complex 

Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex.

HWF061 is classified as out of control and is 106,709 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of John D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.

HWF136 is classified as out of control and is 6,236 ha in size. It is located north of highway 58 and approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are within or near the Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires are being held and are being monitored for growth and activity. 

Firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment continue to work along the southern perimeter of HWF061 to extinguish hotspots and reduce spread. The guard on the east side of the fire is nearly complete. There are small excursions over the south perimeter guard but crews are working hard to contain them with additional guard and extinguish. Heavy equipment is also on the west side moving to the south as operators extend the containment line. The northeast side of HWF061 continues to see some fire activity which we continue to monitor. There are no concerns in that area at this time as the fire is moving north into the previously burnt area of HWF141.

Construction of the guard on the northeast perimeter of HWF136 fire continues as equipment travels west to build containment lines. There is minimal activity on HWF136 but crews and heavy equipment are working to tie in small excursions with natural fuel breaks on the northwest corner. Very little hotspots were found on the south side of HWF136, north of highway 58. 

There are currently 670 firefighters and support personnel, 24 helicopters and 130 pieces of heavy equipment working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

See the High Level Forest Area update for more information. 


A wildfire of note is determined to be of significant public interest and may pose a threat to public safety, communities or critical infrastructure.

Wildfires of note do not typically include mutual aid wildfires located outside of the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. Alberta Wildfire provides assistance on a mutual aid wildfire but is not the lead agency.


The Forest Protection Area of Alberta is divided into ten forest areas. Find the latest updates for each area or subscribe to receive them in your inbox. 

Calgary Forest Area 

Edson Forest Area 

Fort McMurray Forest Area 

Grande Prairie Forest Area 

High Level Forest Area 

Lac La Biche Forest Area 

Peace River Forest Area 

Rocky Mountain House Forest Area 

Slave Lake Forest Area 

Whitecourt Forest Area