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Critical - Alberta Emergency Alert. MD of Greenview Evacuation Order due to Wildfire remains in effect.
May 16, 2023 at 05:50 PM
From: Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Issued: May 16, 2023 at 05:50 PM
History:
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- Alert: May 06, 2023 at 08:33 AM
- Update: May 06, 2023 at 11:39 AM
- Update: May 06, 2023 at 01:04 PM
- Update: May 11, 2023 at 06:46 PM
- Update: May 11, 2023 at 08:10 PM
- Update: May 12, 2023 at 10:42 AM
- Update: May 12, 2023 at 02:47 PM
- Update: May 12, 2023 at 06:39 PM
- Update: May 13, 2023 at 05:40 PM
- Update: May 14, 2023 at 05:32 PM
- Update: May 15, 2023 at 05:25 PM
- Update: May 15, 2023 at 07:51 PM
- Update: May 16, 2023 at 05:50 PM
- Update: May 18, 2023 at 12:49 PM
- Update: May 19, 2023 at 04:51 PM
- Update: May 20, 2023 at 11:59 AM
- Update: May 20, 2023 at 08:16 PM
- Update: May 20, 2023 at 08:38 PM
- Update: May 20, 2023 at 08:56 PM
- Update: May 21, 2023 at 02:35 PM
- Update: May 23, 2023 at 02:00 PM
- Update: May 24, 2023 at 11:55 AM
- Update: May 26, 2023 at 07:09 PM
- Update: May 26, 2023 at 08:11 PM
- Update: May 26, 2023 at 09:14 PM
- Update: May 28, 2023 at 09:59 AM
Area: Alert is in effect for Fox Creek to Little Smoky and all areas immediately surrounding these communities up to Highway 947.
Description: A wildfire has forced the evacuation of the entire Town of Fox Creek, Hamlet of Little Smoky and surrounding areas. If you are in the affected area, evacuate immediately. Everyone in Fox Creek to Little Smoky and all areas immediately surrounding the area must evacuate to Whitecourt on Highway 43. Evacuation Order remains in place.
Instruction: A reception Centre is located at the Allan and Jean Millar Centre 58 Sunset Blvd. Whitecourt, Alberta. Evacuees are required to register. For highway closures, check 511. Stay tuned to local media or call 780-524-6584 for assistance. Residents between Township Road 683 and 670 and Range Road 232 and 211 must prepare to evacuate on a 1-hour notice.
Additional information: LittleSmoky_Fire_EvacMay2023-New.jpg, http://www.alberta.ca/emergencyalert, http://www.alberta.ca/BePrepared, https://mdgreenview.ab.ca/, https://511.alberta.ca/
