Alberta Wildfire Season

• Mandatory evacuation order lifted after ‘no significant growth’ to Parkland County wildfire overnight

  Officials in Parkland County said Saturday morning there was no significant overnight growth of a wildfire that's been burning west of Edmonton since Thursday.

  Environment

  May 8
• 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.

  Weather

  Mar 24
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• Alberta air tanker fleet helping in U.S. as Canada sees drop in wildfires

  There 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.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2020
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• Alberta wildfire season ‘quiet’; officials caution that could quickly change

  As of August 18 there have been 513 wildfires in the province– the five-year average is over double that at 1,218.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2020
• Alberta downgrades fire ban due to ‘great work’ of wildfire crews, favourable weather

  The fire ban, which covered the Forest Protection Area, provincial parks and protected areas, was put into place in mid-April as a measure to slow the start of the wildfire season.

  Environment

  May 26, 2020
• Alberta issues fire ban, OHV restrictions in Forest Protection Areas amid COVID-19 pandemic

  The Alberta government has issued a fire ban that covers about 60 per cent of the province, in hopes of slowing the start of wildfire season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2020
• Alberta’s 2020 wildfire season underway after a challenging 2019

  According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, wildfire season begins one month earlier in Alberta than in any other province.

  Environment

  Mar 1, 2020
• 3 months after sparking, Chuckegg Creek wildfire in northern Alberta finally under control

  An aggressive wildfire in northern Alberta that forced people out of their homes for a week in late May has finally been brought under control.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2019
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• Smoke from the Alberta wildfires is obscuring the sun in several U.S. cities

  According to the Twin Cities Branch of the National Weather Service, the lack of sunlight in America's Upper Midwest can be credited to Alberta's wildfire season. 

  Canada

  May 30, 2019
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• High Level, surrounding areas evacuated as wildfire burns in northwestern Alberta

  A mandatory evacuation order was issued for parts of Mackenzie County in northwestern Alberta Monday afternoon as an out-of-control wildfire burned in the area.

  Environment

  May 20, 2019