Fort McMurray wildfire: ‘The fire conditions are extreme’: fire chief on how fire will be worse on Tuesday
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Fort McMurray wildfire: ‘The fire conditions are extreme’: fire chief on how fire will be worse on Tuesday
Description
May 3, 2016
Darby Allen, regional fire chief for the Wood Buffalo municipality, said the fire conditions are extreme in the region because higher temperatures cause the humidity levels to go down quicker, which means the fire will "go more ferociously and quicker than in days previously."
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Fort McMurray wildfire: ‘The fire conditions are extreme’: fire chief on how fire will be worse on Tuesday00:28 | May 3, 2016 -
Political calculations of the new B.C.-Alberta pipeline deal02:11 | May 15, 2026 -
Mikisew Cree First Nation sues Alberta, federal governments over energy projects01:46 | May 13, 2026 -
Alberta, Ottawa clear hurdle for new pipeline to B.C.02:07 | May 13, 2026 -
Students celebrate Arbor Day in Edmonton01:34 | May 8, 2026 -
Alberta deploys wildfire resources amid evacuation alerts, damage01:53 | May 4, 2026 -
Revisiting the Fort McMurray wildfire a decade later02:09 | May 3, 2026 -
American tourist dies after jumping into Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park02:12 | May 3, 2026 -
Wildfire in Sandy Beach, Alta., burns down three homes02:04 | May 3, 2026 -
Alberta boosts wildfire defences in Cypress Hills02:23 | April 30, 2026 -
Black bears calling Elk Island National Park home02:02 | April 29, 2026 -
Flooding fears prompt evacuation alert for residents near Fort McMurray01:11 | April 28, 2026 -
String of earthquakes recorded north of Edmonton01:49 | April 22, 2026 -
Elk Island National Park sends wood bison to Alaska as part of conservation efforts01:37 | April 13, 2026 -
Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley AI Data centre exempt from environmental impact assessment02:06 | April 10, 2026 -
Reopen Alberta’s grizzly bear hunt? RMA calls for policy reform to curb growing encounters02:06 | April 8, 2026 -
Alberta has ‘third-largest’ lithium reserve: report02:02 | April 6, 2026 -
Large parts of Rocky Mountains near BC-Alberta border see above normal snowpacks02:09 | April 4, 2026 -
Carney, Smith expect to miss MOU climate policy deadline01:47 | March 31, 2026 -
Landowners, First Nations oppose Pathways carbon capture project01:59 | March 24, 2026 -
Alberta selling 6 vacant lots purchased as part of flood buyback program02:07 | March 24, 2026 -
Contrasting national park plans pit Canada against the United States02:14 | March 19, 2026 -
Expanse Festival coming to Edmonton04:46 | March 17, 2026 -
Edmonton’s single-use waste rules unpopular — but working02:05 | March 9, 2026 -
Edmonton Valley Zoo partnership teaches seals to use touch screens for research04:56 | March 9, 2026 -
2026 named first International Year of the Woman Farmer04:43 | March 4, 2026 -
Dangerous avalanche conditions expected to persist across western Canada until winter ends02:09 | March 1, 2026 -
Two people swept up in Alberta avalanche, one person critical01:40 | February 27, 2026 -
Canvassers hit the ground for Water Not Coal petition01:58 | February 23, 2026 -
Petition against Alberta eastern slopes coal mining starts collecting signatures01:57 | February 22, 2026 -
Edmonton homeowner worries neighbouring 8-plex infill will block his solar panels02:06 | February 9, 2026 -
Albertans learn all about staying safe outdoors during the winter02:07 | January 18, 2026
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Fort McMurray wildfire: ‘The fire conditions are extreme’: fire chief on how fire will be worse on Tuesday00:28 | May 3, 2016
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Political calculations of the new B.C.-Alberta pipeline deal02:11 | May 15, 2026
-
Mikisew Cree First Nation sues Alberta, federal governments over energy projects01:46 | May 13, 2026
-
Alberta, Ottawa clear hurdle for new pipeline to B.C.02:07 | May 13, 2026
-
Students celebrate Arbor Day in Edmonton01:34 | May 8, 2026
-
Alberta deploys wildfire resources amid evacuation alerts, damage01:53 | May 4, 2026
-
Revisiting the Fort McMurray wildfire a decade later02:09 | May 3, 2026
-
American tourist dies after jumping into Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park02:12 | May 3, 2026
-
Wildfire in Sandy Beach, Alta., burns down three homes02:04 | May 3, 2026
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Alberta boosts wildfire defences in Cypress Hills02:23 | April 30, 2026
-
Black bears calling Elk Island National Park home02:02 | April 29, 2026
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Flooding fears prompt evacuation alert for residents near Fort McMurray01:11 | April 28, 2026
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String of earthquakes recorded north of Edmonton01:49 | April 22, 2026
-
Elk Island National Park sends wood bison to Alaska as part of conservation efforts01:37 | April 13, 2026
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Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley AI Data centre exempt from environmental impact assessment02:06 | April 10, 2026
-
Reopen Alberta’s grizzly bear hunt? RMA calls for policy reform to curb growing encounters02:06 | April 8, 2026
-
Alberta has ‘third-largest’ lithium reserve: report02:02 | April 6, 2026
-
Large parts of Rocky Mountains near BC-Alberta border see above normal snowpacks02:09 | April 4, 2026
-
Carney, Smith expect to miss MOU climate policy deadline01:47 | March 31, 2026
-
Landowners, First Nations oppose Pathways carbon capture project01:59 | March 24, 2026
-
Alberta selling 6 vacant lots purchased as part of flood buyback program02:07 | March 24, 2026
-
Contrasting national park plans pit Canada against the United States02:14 | March 19, 2026
-
Expanse Festival coming to Edmonton04:46 | March 17, 2026
-
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-
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-
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Dangerous avalanche conditions expected to persist across western Canada until winter ends02:09 | March 1, 2026
-
Two people swept up in Alberta avalanche, one person critical01:40 | February 27, 2026
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Canvassers hit the ground for Water Not Coal petition01:58 | February 23, 2026
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Petition against Alberta eastern slopes coal mining starts collecting signatures01:57 | February 22, 2026
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Edmonton homeowner worries neighbouring 8-plex infill will block his solar panels02:06 | February 9, 2026
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Albertans learn all about staying safe outdoors during the winter02:07 | January 18, 2026
Fort McMurray wildfire: ‘The fire conditions are extreme’: fire chief on how fire will be worse on Tuesday
Description
May 3, 2016
Darby Allen, regional fire chief for the Wood Buffalo municipality, said the fire conditions are extreme in the region because higher temperatures cause the humidity levels to go down quicker, which means the fire will "go more ferociously and quicker than in days previously."
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