Slave Lake Forest Area - June 04, 2025

Wildfire situation

Firefighters, supported by helicopters, airtankers and heavy equipment continue to fight the multiple wildfires in the Slave Lake Forest Area.

Since January 1, 2025, there have been 111 wildfires reported in the Slave Lake Forest Area, resulting in a total burned area of 312,154 hectares.

To see wildfires on a map, download the AB Wildfire Status app or visit the Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard.

Evacuation

An evacuation order remains in effect for the communities of Swan Hills, Chipewyan Lake, Red Earth Creek, Loon River First Nation, Trout Lake and Peerless Lake. A 4-hour evacuation notice is in effect for the community of Marten Beach. Residents are advised to monitor Alberta Emergency Alert for detailed information and updates. 

Smoky conditions

Due to the ongoing wildfire activity, smoky conditions are expected to persist across the area. Visit FireSmoke Canada to see where the smoke is coming from. Anyone with health concerns should visit Alberta Health Services or call 811 for health advice from Alberta Health Link.

Highway closures

When traveling in areas where wildfires are close to highways, please slow down and follow all posted signs. For your safety and the safety of our firefighters, road closures or reduced speed limits may be in place. For the most up-to-date information on road conditions, visit 511 Alberta.

Red Earth East Complex (SWF085, SWF089,SWF091, SWF092,SWF094,SWF095, SWF099,SWF100, SWF101, SWF110)

The Red Earth East Complex includes 10 wildfires located east of Highway 88. An incident management team has been established and is coordinating firefighting efforts. Heavy equipment operators arrived today to start work on SWF100 and SWF092. 

One new wildfire was detected today. Wildfire SWF110 is located approximately 22 km northeast from the Wabasca river and is estimated to be 5 hectares. 

Wildfire SWF085, which impacted the community of Chipewyan Lake, has been showing reduced wildfire behaviour over the past two days due to the recent rain. It is classified as burning out of control and is 132,172 hectares.

Today, heavy equipment, helicopters bucketing and firefighters from the United States worked to limit the spread on the northern side of SWF092. They made good progress on the northwest corner. Wildfire SWF092 remains approximately 7 km southeast of Red Earth Creek and is approximately 13 km west of Trout Lake. The wildfire is classified as burning out of control and is 43,604 hectares in size. 

Wildfire SWF095 is located east of the Peerless Lake community. The wildfire is classified as burning out of control and is 697 hectares in size. Heavy equipment and crews have built a containment line around this wildfire on the south, west and northern sides. The east side is contained by the lake. Sprinkler systems have been installed on buildings and a fire guard has been established in the Trout Lake community.

Wildfire SWF100 is located along Highway 686 approximately 18.5 km west of Peerless Lake. The wildfire is classified as burning out of control and is 2,116 hectares. Smoke limited air operations this morning. Once visibility improved, helicopters began bucketing on the wildfire.

Smoke from wildfire SWF100 reduced visibility today (June 4, 2025)

An evacuation order remains in effect for the communities of Chipewyan Lake, Red Earth Creek, Loon River First Nation, Trout Lake and Peerless Lake. Residents are advised to monitor Alberta Emergency Alert for detailed information and updates. 

For information about the wildfires in the Red Earth East Wildfire Complex, contact Dan Troke at 780-843-5772 or [email protected]

 Map of the Red Earth East Complex

 

Edith Lake wildfire (SWF076)

The Edith Lake wildfire (SWF076) is located approximately 8 km north of Swan Hills. This wildfire is now estimated to be 16,883 hectares in size.

Thanks to the efforts of firefighters, heavy equipment and aircraft, this wildfire is now classified as being held. This means that, given current weather conditions and resources, the wildfire is not anticipated to grow past existing boundaries.

There is a lot of work ahead to bring this fire under control. There are still hot spots within the interior that need to be extinguished. This will take time. The fire has burned deeply into the ground in some areas. Firefighters will continue working with the support of heavy equipment and helicopters to contain and put out remaining active areas.

Map of SWF076

Swan Hills evacuation

The evacuation order for the Town of Swan Hills remains in effect. For more information, visit Alberta Emergency Alert or download the app. Information for residents is available on the Town of Swan Hills website.

Alberta Parks closure

Edith Lake and Chrystina Lake Provincial Recreation Areas remain closed. For details, visit Alberta Parks closures.

Highway 33 

Highway 33 is open with reduced speed limits to protect crews working in the area. Conditions are being monitored closely, as they can change quickly. For the latest updates, visit 511 Alberta.

More information

The Edith Lake Wildfire is part of the Swan Complex (SCX002), which also includes the Hubert Lake Wildfire (WWF023) in the Whitecourt Forest Area. For details, visit the Whitecourt Forest Area Wildfire Update. For information on the Swan Complex, contact Colby Lachance at 780-286-4332 or [email protected].

Wildfire along Highway 88

Wildfire SWF088 remains located approximately 24 km north of Marten Beach. The fire behaviour continues to be low with no growth on the wildfire. Heavy equipment continued to build containment lines and firefighters continued to patrol and extinguish hot spots. The wildfire is classified as out of control and is 10,448 hectares. 

See a Map of SWF088 (1.12 MB)

The Slave Lake Fire Centre is coordinating firefighting efforts for new wildfire starts and wildfires SWF078, SWF088 and SWF105. For information on the these wildfires, contact Leah Lovequist at 780-849-0945 or [email protected]

Contact info

Leah Lovequist
780-849-0945
[email protected]