Fire near Edson, Alta., prompts evacuation order in neighbouring community
A wildfire burning out of control west of Edson, Alta., has forced several residents of a nearby community to evacuate. Mounties say several homes are at risk from the blaze due to the fire jumping the highway and burning on both sides of the road.and will provide assistance requested by Yellowhead County.Although crews have gained control of several other fires burning in northern Alberta, much of the region remains under an extreme wildfire danger advisory Sunday.
“The big factors for us is the fact that it is extremely dry up here right now, and very windy the last two days—and windy again today,” Warman explained. “Fortunately, that wind is going in the opposite direction and taking those fires away. But all this wind and dry conditions doesn’t help.” "We have seen some of the biggest wildfires in Alberta occur on this day or prior to, during the month of May," Gagnon said. that forced the town to evacuate in what was, at the time, Alberta’s largest wildfire displacement. The eighth anniversary of the fire was on May 14.“Obviously we don’t want to go through that… but you know, we’ve put a lot into protecting ourselves and being prepared and planning ahead.
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