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Advisory - This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. The County of Grande Prairie has updated a wildfire alert.
May 17, 2023 at 04:59 PM
From: County of Grande Prairie
Issued: May 17, 2023 at 04:59 PM
History:
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- Alert: May 16, 2023 at 02:22 PM
- Update: May 17, 2023 at 04:59 PM
- Update: May 18, 2023 at 11:04 AM
Area: This affects residents from Township Road 710 to the Wapiti River between Range Road 73 and Range Road 65.
Description: The evacuation order for some residents has changed to an alert. The evacuation alert for some residents has been removed.
Instruction: Residents from Twp Rd 710 to the Wapiti River from RR 73 to RR 65 & from Twp Rd 710 to Twp Rd 705 east of Spring Creek to RR 65 are on Evacuation Alert & can return home. Returning residents must remain prepared to evacuate in 30 minutes. This includes Riverview Pines Estates, Spring Creek Estates & Wapiti Heights Estates. Residents from Twp Rd 705 to the Wapiti River east of Spring Creek to RR 65 remain on Evacuation ORDER, including The Banks at Spring Creek. All other areas are no longer under evacuation alert.
Additional information: 2023-05-17-Dunes-West-Wildfire-Evacuation-Map.jpg, https://www.countygp.ab.ca/, https://www.facebook.com/cogp1, https://twitter.com/CountyofGP, http://www.alberta.ca/emergencyalert, https://www.alberta.ca/emergency-preparedness.aspx, https://www.gprep.ca/
