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Critical - Evansburg Wildfire Alert - MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER
Apr 29, 2023 at 08:14 PM
From: Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Issued: Apr 29, 2023 at 08:14 PM
History:
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- Alert: Apr 29, 2023 at 07:19 PM
- Update: Apr 29, 2023 at 08:14 PM
- Update: Apr 30, 2023 at 07:13 PM
- Update: May 01, 2023 at 06:30 PM
Area: The Hamlet of Evansburg and the area directly south of the hamlet located north of Highway 16 in Yellowhead County.
Description: The hamlet of Evansburg is now under a MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER. A wildfire from Parkland County is heading west toward the hamlet of Evansburg.
Instruction: Residents of the hamlet and the surrounding area must immediately evacuate to the West to the Wildwood Recreation Complex or the Peers Multiplex. Residents in the Hamlet of Evansburg and the affected area can contact the Yellowhead County Emergency Information Line at 1-833-334-4630.
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