Slave Lake Forest Area - July 04, 2025

Red Earth East Complex  

The Red Earth East Complex includes 11 wildfires that are located east of Highway 88: SWF085, SWF089, SWF091, SWF092, SWF094, SWF095, SWF099, SWF100, SWF110, SWF115 and SWF135.  

Rain passed over the complex last night with amounts between 5 to 10 mm. As a result, fire activity across all wildfires in the complex has been reduce to smouldering. Today, firefighters will remain ready to adjust to any fire growth due to the expected gusty winds. 

Helicopters working on the complex spotted a new fire in the area yesterday. The new fire SWF135, is classified as out. Quick action by firefighters kept this fire small. Firefighters will remain ready to respond to any new wildfires that may occur. 

SWF085, which impacted the community of Chipewyan Lake, is 138,058 ha in size and is classified as out of control. The wildfire threat to the community of Chipewyan Lake remains minimal. Firefighters in a helicopter continue to monitor the wildfire and have reported little to no fire activity over the past several days.

SWF089, located approximately 5.5 km east of Peerless Lakes, is 12,958 ha in size and is classified as out of control. Yesterday, fire activity was low and is expected to remain that way today. Firefighters are working to extinguish hot spots detected on the west side of the wildfire.

SWF092, located approximately 7 km southeast of Red Earth Creek and 8.5 km west of Trout Lake, is 82,056 hectares in size and is classified as out of control. Continued progress is being made, thanks to the cooler weather and rain in the forecast. 

SWF095, located approximately 5 km from Peerless Lake and 7 km from Trout Lake is 1,308 ha in size and is classified as being held. Helicopters are monitoring the wildfire to detect any changes in fire behaviour.

SWF100, located approximately 5 km west of Peerless Lake, is 18,466 ha in size and is classified as out of control. Firefighters, along with dozers and helicopters carrying water buckets are extinguishing hot spots along the fires north side. Firefighters also extinguished hot spots along highway 686.

Evacuation order

Firefighters are working extremely hard, but at this time, it is not safe for the residents of the following communities to return home. Multiple hot spots remain active, firefighting operations are ongoing and the wildfire perimeters have not yet been fully secured. 

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) crews continue to test pumps and sprinkler setups daily in the communities of Peerless Lake and Trout Lake. 

An evacuation order remains in effect for the communities of Chipewyan Lake, and Trout Lake and Peerless Lake. 

Evacuation alert

A 2 hour evacuation alert remains in effect for the communities of Red Earth Creek and Loon Lake.

Blue Sky and Edith Lake wildfires (SWF088 and SWF076)

The Blue Sky Wildfire (SWF088), located 22 km north of Marten Beach is 13,684 hectares in size and is classified as under control. Firefighters, supported by heavy equipment and helicopters, continue to extinguish hot spots on the northwest and south side of the wildfire which were identified by the recent infrared scan. 

The Edith Lake wildfire (SWF076), located approximately 8 km north of Swan Hills, is 16,852 hectares in size and is classified as under control. Firefighters are monitoring this wildfire by helicopter and heavy equipment continues to reclaim the containment lines.

For information about the wildfires in the Red Earth East Wildfire Complex, please email [email protected]