There are two wildfires of note in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.
Fire number: WCU001
Status: Out of Control
Size: 330 hectares (ha)
Location: 7 km southeast of Entwistle
Infrastructure nearby: Trestle Creek Golf Course, scattered farms, Highway 16, Communities of Entwistle and Evansburg.
Resources assigned: Alberta Wildfire has two helicopters and three bulldozers assigned to the wildfire.
Comments:
Bulldozers have established a fireguard around 70 per cent of the wildfire.
Weather conditions are expected to remain hot and dry with winds. The fire danger is high for the area today.
For more information on WCU001 please visit:
Parkland County
Alberta Wildfire Dashboard https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3ffcc2d0ef3e4e0999b0cf8b636defa3
Fire number: WCU002
Status: Out of Control
Size: 2,386 hectares (ha)
Location: Approximately 7 km northwest of Evansburg on both sides of Highway 22, 3 km north of Highway 16.
Infrastructure nearby: scattered farms and residences, Highway 16, Hamlet of Evansburg
Resources assigned: 31 wildland firefighters, six helicopters, Group 30 (heavy bucketing helicopters), four pieces of heavy equipment.
Comments:
There were northeast winds over the wildfire. Firefighters conducted successful controlled burn operations yesterday. Bulldozer lines are complete from peat farms in the area to the Lobstick River on the south flank.
An Incident Management Team from Alberta Wildfire assumed command for the incident last night.
A structural protection unit has been deployed at the wildfire and is working with Yellowhead County.
An evacuation order is currently in place for affected areas in Yellowhead County. The evacuation order will remain in place until it is determined that residents can safely return to their homes and there is no risk to residents or infrastructure.
All evacuated residents should call 1-833-334-4630 to register as an evacuee or for more information.
For more information on WCU002 please visit:
Yellowhead County
Alberta Wildfire Dashboard https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/3ffcc2d0ef3e4e0999b0cf8b636defa3
This information will be updated, as required, by 11 a.m.
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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