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This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Yellowhead County has issued a Wildfire Alert. MANDATORY EVACUATION

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Critical - This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Yellowhead County has issued a Wildfire Alert. MANDATORY EVACUATION

Apr 30, 2023 at 07:13 PM

From: Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Issued: Apr 30, 2023 at 07:13 PM

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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 continues to be under a MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER due to fire activity from a wildfire heading northwest from Parkland County in the direction of Evansburg.

Instruction: Residents of the hamlet and the affected area south of the hamlet must evacuate the area. Residents in the Hamlet of Evansburg and the affected area should register at the Wildwood Hall in Yellowhead County or register with the Yellowhead County Emergency Information line at 1-833-334-4630. Go to www.facebook.com/yellowheadcounty or yhcounty.ca for updates. Check 511.alberta.ca for updated highway closures.

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