Alberta Emergency Management
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Alberta wildfires: Where and how are Canadian Armed Forces deployed?Troops from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and 1 Combat Engineer Regiment are moving out to establish bases of operations in the province.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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Alberta wildfires: Huge demand stretches firefighting, emergency resources thinWednesday, May 10 marked the second week of a volatile wildfire situation, with 85 wildfires burning across the province, 23 of which were listed as out of control.CanadaMay 10, 2023
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Semi-truck rolls west of Stettler, spills ‘unknown quantity of fuel’ into creekA cleanup effort is underway in central Alberta and the town of Stettler is using a backup water supply after a semi-truck rolled on a bridge Thursday afternoon, spilling fuel into a creek that eventually flows into the Red Deer River.EnvironmentJun 10, 2016
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‘Trauma is trauma’: High River residents empathize with Fort McMurrayGlobal's Jill Croteau returned to the town of High River, where residents experienced devastation during the 2013 floods, to see how they're relating to the people of Fort McMurray.CanadaMay 9, 2016
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Calgary official warns Fort McMurray fire evacuees: ‘if you have a place to stay, stay there’Emergency officials in Calgary updated their response plans Monday and had a message for wildfire evacuees: if you have a place to stay, don't move.CanadaMay 9, 2016
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Health officials treating 1 person at Edmonton reception centre for viral stomach bugA total of 105 people in the Edmonton Zone have shown symptoms of viral gastroenteritis since an outbreak of the viral stomach bug was discovered at the Northlands reception centre last weekend.CanadaMay 9, 2016
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‘Ocean of fire’ destroys 2,400 structures but 85% of Fort McMurray still standsPremier Rachel Notley and members of the media had the chance to tour parts of Fort McMurray Monday afternoon, to see firsthand the devastation left behind by a wildfire that continues to burn in the region.EnvironmentMay 9, 2016
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Image of firefighters resting after saving homes in Fort McMurray goes viralA photo of firefighters in Fort McMurray taking their first break after 30 hours of battling the raging wildfire has gone viral and shows the toll placed on first responders.CanadaMay 6, 2016
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What gives Fort McMurray an edge in overcoming ‘beast’ of a wildfireFort McMurray's youth comes in handy in a crisis. So does industrial and public infrastructure built with worst-case scenarios in mind.CanadaMay 6, 2016
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Fort McMurray fire: Premier Notley looks at long road to recovery for evacueesWhile fire crews continue to battle the massive blaze in the northern Alberta city of Fort McMurray, the province's premier is turning at least part of her focus to what comes next.CanadaMay 6, 2016
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