Advisory: Wildfire
Source: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Issued: May 27, 2016 at 09:56 AM
History:
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- Alert: May 01, 2016 at 07:08 PM
- Update: May 01, 2016 at 10:33 PM
- Update: May 02, 2016 at 12:00 AM
- Update: May 02, 2016 at 03:37 AM
- Update: May 02, 2016 at 07:00 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 02:34 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 03:01 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 03:31 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 04:24 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 04:27 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 05:30 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 06:49 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 08:31 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 09:13 PM
- Update: May 03, 2016 at 11:47 PM
- Update: May 08, 2016 at 01:41 PM
- Update: May 09, 2016 at 12:30 PM
- Update: May 10, 2016 at 02:37 PM
- Update: May 11, 2016 at 12:37 PM
- Update: May 12, 2016 at 10:07 AM
- Update: May 13, 2016 at 12:32 PM
- Update: May 14, 2016 at 10:19 AM
- Update: May 16, 2016 at 11:44 AM
- Update: May 16, 2016 at 04:32 PM
- Update: May 16, 2016 at 07:41 PM
- Update: May 16, 2016 at 09:59 PM
- Update: May 18, 2016 at 03:42 PM
- Update: May 20, 2016 at 02:24 PM
- Update: May 20, 2016 at 11:49 PM
- Update: May 21, 2016 at 12:01 AM
- Update: May 22, 2016 at 02:29 PM
- Update: May 24, 2016 at 04:02 PM
- Update: May 27, 2016 at 09:56 AM
- Update: May 30, 2016 at 10:04 AM
- Update: May 31, 2016 at 03:36 PM
- Update: Jun 03, 2016 at 02:00 PM
- Update: Jun 06, 2016 at 01:09 PM
Description: Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated
UPDATE of May 27 – The Wildfire continues to burn in Wood Buffalo, and a number of areas continue to experience smoke which can affect visibility and cause breathing issues. Extreme care should be taken in these areas. A number of mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for this region and only emergency and infrastructure personnel are permitted in these areas.
The Fire Ban remains in effect for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the public should check Local and Provincial websites for information on Fire Bans in other areas of Alberta. The following are a few websites where additional information regarding this Wildfire can be located: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo - http://www.rmwb.ca/ Government of Alberta Emergency Updates - http://emergency.alberta.ca Air Quality - Government of Canada – Public Weather Alerts for Alberta - http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/?prov=ab Information regarding Fire Bans and areas under Mandatory Evacuation can be found at the above Government of Alberta website.
Action to take:
- Hazardous driving conditions or breathing issues can exist in certain areas due to smoke and caution needs to be used while in these areas
- Seek medical attention if you experience breathing difficulties
- The public should not enter, or be in areas under mandatory evacuation orders, as these areas are currently not safe for the public.
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