Rainfall over the previous few days allowed firefighters to reinforce firebreaks and put out hot spots, Alberta Wildfire information unit manager says. As of Wednesday, there were 65 wildfires in the forest protections zones.
About 7,000 people remain under evacuation orders — 3,000 less than the previous day. Evacuees from the O'Chiese First Nation, Swan Hills, Fox Creek and Little Smoky are being allowed to return home.More than one million hectares in Alberta have burned so far. Eleven, ranging in size from around 10,000 to 200,000 hectares, are still in play. Nine of those fires are out of control.
A 400-person camp is being set up on one of the nation's properties in High Level. Chateh has been evacuated multiple times in recent years either for fires or floods and Hooka-Nooza said it was still early in the season for fires.
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