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This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Clearwater County has issued a wildfire alert for the Nordegg area.

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Advisory - This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Clearwater County has issued a wildfire alert for the Nordegg area.

May 06, 2023 at 06:42 PM

From: Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Issued: May 06, 2023 at 06:42 PM

History:

Area: This alert is in effect for everyone west of Beaverdam Provincial Recreation Area and east of the Bighorn Dam, this includes the hamlet of Nordegg.

Description: Alberta Wildfire is responding to RWF031 within Clearwater County. The wildfire is approximately 80 hectares and 18km southeast of Nordegg and 20km southeast of the Bighorn First Nation.

Instruction: Evacuation alert: Remain prepared to evacuate with enough items to keep you and your family and pets conformable for at least 72 hours. The evacuation alert is in place to be extra cautious given the extreme fire hazard and weather conditions making firefighting operations challenging. See the attached map for a more accurate picture of area impacted by this Evacuation Alert.

Additional information: ClearwaterCountyMay6_1800_FireUpdate.jpg, http://www.alberta.ca/build-an-emergency-kit.aspx, http://alberta.ca/BePrepared

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