Over 29,000 Albertans have been forced from their homes as more than 100 wildfires continued to burn in the province on Sunday.
“This is a time for all Albertans to offer compassion to our neighbours, who may be in the path of the wildfires,” said Colin Blair, executive director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.As of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, there were 109 active wildfires, 28 of which were classified as out of control.
“We know structures have been lost, but our first priority is protecting lives and dealing with the emergency response first and foremost,” Blair said., giving the province access to emergency funds and better intergovernmental coordination t get the fires under control. “It allowed firefighters to get a chance to work in the areas of some wildfires that they haven't been able to get close to because of extreme wildfire behaviour,” she said.
Dozens of firefighters from Ontario and Quebec arrived in Alberta on Saturday and the province is asking for more help.As of Sunday, the City of Calgary deployed 12 members from its Canada Task Force 2, an all-hazards disaster response team, to Parkland County and the High Level area to help with the wildfire situation.
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