Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated

Description: Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated

There is a wildfire southwest of Fort McMurray. A state of local emergency has been declared. A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for Centennial Park, south of Airport Road and Gregoire. A Reception Centre is set up at MacDonald Island at 1 C.A. Knight Way.

Area: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Affected areas (27):

• Wood Buffalo
• Janvier 194
• Gregoire Lake 176
• Gregoire Lake 176A
• Clearwater 175
• Devil's Gate 220
• Chipewyan 201
• Chipewyan 201A
• Chipewyan 201B
• Chipewyan 201C
• Chipewyan 201D
• Chipewyan 201E
• Chipewyan 201F
• Chipewyan 201G
• Old Fort 217
• Allison Bay 219
• Sandy Point 221
• Dog Head 218
• Cornwall Lake 224
• Collin Lake 223
• Charles Lake 225
• Fort McKay 174
• Namur River 174A
• Namur Lake 174B
• Fort Mackay
• Thebathi 196
• Thabacha Náre 196A

Action to take:

• For residents requiring transportation to the Reception Centre, transit buses will be doing continuous loops until further notice with the following pick-up locations: Shell Station at Highway 63 at entrance to Centennial Trailer Park; Greely Road School and the intersection of Airport Road and Arabian Drive

Additional information:

• Broadcast Audio

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