Wildfires of note - July 17, 2025

Red Earth Complex

The Red Earth East complex is composed of 8 wildfires centered in the northeastern portion of the Slave Lake Forest Area, east of Highway 88. The following wildfires are near communities: 

• SWF085, which impacted the community of Chipewyan Lake, is out of control at 135,970 ha. The wildfire threat to the community of Chipewyan Lake remains minimal. Firefighters in a helicopter continue to monitor the wildfire and have reported very little fire activity over the past several days.
• SWF089, located approximately 5.5 km east of Peerless Lake, is out of control at 12,927 ha. Fire activity continues to be low, and firefighters are extinguishing hot spots on the southwest side of the wildfire.
• SWF092, located approximately 7 km southeast of Red Earth Creek and 8.5 km west of Trout Lake, is out of control at 79,550 ha. Firefighters, with the support from helicopters with buckets, are extinguishing hot spots across the wildfire. Heavy equipment is building containment lines on the south end of the wildfire, progressing further every day.
• SWF095, located approximately 5 km from Peerless Lake and 7 km from Trout Lake, is 1,307 ha in size and is classified as being held. There is no threat of fire spread to nearby communities.
• SWF100, located approximately 5 km west of Peerless Lake, is out of control at 18,377 ha. Firefighters are working on the east side of the wildfire, extinguishing hot spots along containment lines with the support of helicopters with buckets.

Evacuation orders

The following communities remain under and evacuation order:

• Chipewyan Lake

The following communities remain on a 2-hour evacuation alert:

• Red Earth Creek
• Loon River First Nation
• Peerless and Trout Lake

See Alberta Emergency Alert for more information.

Meadley River wildfire (LWF132)

The Meadley River wildfire, located in the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, is classified as out of control at 3,374 ha. The fire has reached the west side of Primrose Lake. Firefighters and heavy equipment are working to contain it, with the support of bucketing helicopters and airtankers. 

Contact info

Provincial Information Officer
780-420-1968
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