There are three wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.
Jasper Wildfire Complex
Wildfire ANP002 (formally ANP002 and ANP003) is classified as OUT OF CONTROL and Parks Canada is reporting the size to be 34,000 ha. The north and south fires both spread towards the Jasper townsite and have merged together.
Light rains over the wildfire yesterday helped to minimize the spread of the wildfire and allowed fire crews to make good progress. Cooler weather and precipitation over the next few days are expected to provide some relief.
Crews are working to secure the north end of the fire perimeter and will be cleaning up hot spots at Lake Edith and Moberly Bridge. Hot spots along Pyramid Bench have been extinguished and the Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Army) is patrolling the area to make sure there are no further fire threats from these locations immediately adjacent to the community.Alberta Wildfire is assisting Parks Canada with the Jasper Wildfire Complex by providing firefighters, heavy equipment and a helicopter.
For the most up-to-date information on this Complex, visit Parks Canada's website.
The Municipality of Jasper has issued an evacuation order for Jasper National Park. Visit Alberta Emergency Alert for more information.
Highway 16 remains closed. Visit 511 Alberta for more information on highway closures.
HCX001 - Semo Complex
Wildfires HWF061 and HWF136 are part of the Semo Complex. Both of these wildfires are out of control.
HWF061 is the largest wildfire in the complex and is 97,526 ha in size. It is located 19 km northeast of Jon D'or Prairie, 15 km north of Fox Lake and 1.9 km north of Highway 58. It was caused by lightning.
HWF136 is 6,134 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 nearby Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. These fires will be monitored for growth and activity.
Bucketing continued along the southern perimeter of HWF061 and along HWF136's perimeter. Some scattered precipitation was observed over the fire yesterday which will help lower fire behaviour and provide firefighters an opportunity to make gains on containing these wildfires.
There are 441firefighters and support staff, 22helicopters and 110 pieces of heavy equipment working on this complex. An incident management team is overseeing operations.
Residents of Garden River, John D'or Prairie and Fox Lake started returning to their communities this morning (August 5 ,2024).
See the High Level Forest Area update for more information.
Kiska Complex:
The Kiska Complex, which includes wildfire RWF064, was designated a wildfire of note on August 1 after smoke from wildfires in the area resulted in the closure of a portion of the Forestry Trunk Road.
RWF064 is located approximately 5 km west of the Forestry Trunk Road (highway 734), 19 km northwest of the Ram Falls Provincial Park boundary and 30 km south of Nordegg and is roughly 6,966 ha in size.
RWF062is classified as OUT OF CONTROL and is located approximately 5 km west of the Wapiabi Provincial Recreation Area (PRA), 13 km northwest of Crescent Falls PRA and 30 km west of Nordegg. This fire is approximately 4,936 ha in size. Low fire behavior has been observed due to continued precipitation and cooler temperatures.
There are currently 141 firefighters and support staff, seven helicopters and 19 pieces of heavy equipment assigned to the Kiska complex to support suppression efforts.
Notice of road closure: The Forestry Trunk Road (Highway 734) is closed between the ram Falls Airport and Township Road 383A, north of Nordegg due to the proximity of RWF064 and heavy smoke causing dangerous driving conditions.
For the latest road conditions, please check Alberta 511.
A number of provincial parks and recreation areas have been closed due to wildfire activity. The Aylmer, Crescent Falls, Elk Creek, Fish Pond, Wapiabi and Peppers Lake Provincial Recreation Areas as well as Ram falls Provincial Park are all closed.
Visit the Alberta Parks website for more information.
See the Rocky Mountain House 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.
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