Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated

Critical: Wildfire (Updated Jul 22, 2022 at 08:45 AM)

Critical: Wildfire

Updated Jul 22, 2022 at 08:45 AM

Source: Clearwater County

Issued: Jul 22, 2022 at 08:45 AM

Description: Alberta Emergency Alert - Wildfire Alert Updated

There is a wildfire NW of Nordegg (Wildfire RWF038) Evacuation order remains in place for Snow Creek PRA, Dry Haven PRA, Centre for Outdoor Education, Fish Lake PRA, Frontier Lodge and Goldeye Lake PRA and area. Residents and visitors to the area are asked to leave immediately. Hamlet of Nordegg remains under 2-hour evacuation alert.

Residents and visitors in the Nordegg area are asked to be prepared to leave within 2 hours of being notified. Nordegg will remain under evacuation alert and Clearwater County distributed door-to-door evacuation alert notifications onto properties. The wildfire is currently 366ha. For Current Wildfire status go to https://wildfire.alberta.ca/ for more information. Go to https://511.alberta.ca for up to date Road Report information. To learn how you can prepare for a wildfire, visit https://www.alberta.ca/Wildfires and https://www.alberta.ca/BePrepared.

Action to take:

  • Evacuate immediately
  • The public is asked to avoid the area
  • Traffic control points in place west of Nordegg and east of the Bighorn First Nation
  • Travelers in the area of the evacuation are asked to drive through, and no stopping is permitted between checkpoints.

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