Alberta Wildfire Season
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Alberta adding more firefighters ahead of what’s expected to be another busy wildfire seasonThe province will add more firefighters, more volunteers and more high-tech gear as it braces for what it expects will be another busy wildfire season.FireFeb 8
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Wildfires in Alberta could burn all winter: officialWildfire season is wrapping up but some fires are expected to continue to burn. It could be many more months before all fires are fully extinguished.CanadaOct 9, 2023
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‘This fire is a monster’: Yellowhead officials, residents react to another evacuationAn extremely out of control Alberta wildfire has residents of Edson, Yellowhead County, facing yet another evacuation.FireJun 10, 2023
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Alberta ready as wildfire season starts March 1Wildfire season starts in Alberta on March 1 and the province said Monday that crews and equipment have been deployed in preparation.EnvironmentFeb 28, 2022
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62% of Alberta wildfires were caused by humans in 2021The 2021 Alberta wildfire season has come to an end and despite hot summer weather conditions, officials say it was a below-average year in terms of how much area burned.EnvironmentNov 2, 2021
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A look at Alberta’s wildfire season so far and what the risk is right nowConcerns typically heightened this time of year as wildfire danger depends greatly on spring moisture.WeatherMay 20, 2021
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Parkland County wildfire west of Edmonton 100% containedParkland County said Wednesday the State of Local Emergency has been lifted as the wildfire west of Tomahawk, Alta., is now 100% contained.EnvironmentMay 19, 2021
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Mandatory evacuation order lifted after ‘no significant growth’ to Parkland County wildfire overnightOfficials in Parkland County said Saturday morning there was no significant overnight growth of a wildfire that's been burning west of Edmonton since Thursday.EnvironmentMay 8, 2021
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After dry Alberta winter, what will 2021 wildfire season look like?Wildfire season started in Alberta on March 1 and it runs until Oct. 31. Preparations are already well underway for the 2021 wildfire season.WeatherMar 24, 2021
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Alberta air tanker fleet helping in U.S. as Canada sees drop in wildfiresThere have been about 700 wildfires in Alberta this year with 32 square kilometres lost compared with the five-year average of 1,300 fires and 4,100 square kilometres burned.CanadaOct 19, 2020
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