"That said, not all areas will receive rain, and while every little bit helps, the long-term forecast is predicting a return to hot and dry conditions within a few days, and the high/extreme fire danger is anticipated to resume," it said.
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The forecast is favourable for the next few days, with trace amounts of rain and overcast conditions in the Edson forest area, which "should assist with firefighting efforts," the update said. The fire had consumed about 78,000 hectares at the last estimate, Alberta Wildfire said in an update Sunday morning. People in that area are being told to evacuate to Jasper or Hinton, as parts of Highway 16 east of the area are closed.Įdson remains under "significant threat" from an out-of-control wildfire 14 kilometres southeast of the town. One of the largest evacuations is in the Edson area, including the town's 8,000 residents. The town is also working on providing space for residents travelling with holiday trailers. Residents will be offered space in the curling rink. The Town of High Level also announced Saturday it is assisting as many as 500 evacuees from Rainbow Lake, which was evacuated earlier in the day. "We were expecting extreme wildfire behaviour yesterday with the conditions that we were seeing and that's what we got," she said.ĬBC Explains Climate change is warming Canada's great expanse of boreal forest, bringing greater risk of fire and disease Yesterday was particularly bad in terms of conditions, she said.
She added that close to 350,000 hectares of land have burned since Jan 1. "It's a high danger time, but I do have to say this year is significantly higher as far as hectares burned than we've seen in the last five years," wildfire information officer Christie Tucker said during the media briefing. The federal government is on standby to help, if needed, Smith said.Ī statement from the federal Emergency Preparedness office Sunday said Minister Bill Blair "has been in touch with his counterpart and while we have not received a formal Request for Federal Assistance from the Government of Alberta, we stand ready to support them if federal aid or resources are required." Duration 1:31 Nearly 25,000 Albertans have been forced from their homes as wildfires continue to rage in north and central Alberta, while 5,200 residents are on evacuation alert.
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