There are four 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 39,000 ha. The north and south fires both spread towards the Jasper townsite and have merged together.
Light rains over the wildfire yesterday and more precipitation is expected later today.
Today crews will continue to extinguish hotspots around the community and near the water treatment plant.
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.
LCX001 - Kettle River Complex
The Kettle River Complex includes 14 wildfires: LWF123, LWF126, LWF136, LWF139, LWF141, LWF143, LWF152, LWF155, LWF156, LWF159, LWF162, LWF164, LWF168 and LWF175.
Wildfires LWF139, LWF143, LWF155 and LWF162 have now been EXTINGUISHED.
Wildfires LWF126 and LWF136 are now classified as BEING HELD.
Wildfires LWF141, and LWF 168 are now classified as UNDER CONTROL.
LWF164 is classified as OUT OF CONTROL at 1,400 ha in size. It is located approximately 12km northeast of Conklin south of highway 881. The dozer line is complete and crews have established containment lines around roughly 60% of the wildfire as of July 31st. Firefighters will look for hotspots along the northeast corner and eastern perimeter of the wildfire.
LWF152 is classified as OUT OF CONTROL at 474 ha in size. It is located approximately 22 km northeast of Conklin and 10 km southeast of Highway 881. Staff will assess hotspot areas for bucket-equipped helicopters and place firefighting crews on the southwestern and northeastern parts of the fire in the coming days.
There are over 275 firefighters and support staff, 7 helicopters and 31 pieces of heavy equipment assigned to this complex. An incident management team is overseeing operations.
See the Lac La Biche Forest Area update for more information.
HCX001 - Semo Complex
Wildfires HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136 and HWF141 are part of the Semo Complex. All of these wildfires are out of control.
HWF061 is the largest wildfire in the complex and is 97,506 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 6,188 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 are scheduled to return to their communities tomorrow, August 5.
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 1st 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. While there was some activity on this wildfire it has not grown significantly since yesterday.
There are currently 41 firefighters and support staff, five 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 40) is closed between Highway 11 and Highway 752 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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Rocky Mountain House Forest Area