56 wildfires buring in Alberta despite cooler weather

By CityNews Staff

The Government of Alberta says there are 56 wildfires burning across the province, in their first wildfire update of 2025.

While cooler weather has helped fire crews, 27 wildfires are still listed as out of control.

Evacuation orders are still in place for several areas, which are listed below:

  • Westlock County — the west side of the Pembina River
  • Community of Chateh — Dene Tha’ First Nation
  • Loon Lake 235, Peerless Lake, and Trout Lake
  • Red Earth Creek — Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
  • Chipewyan Lake — Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
  • Swan Hills
  • Conklin area – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
  • Hamlet of Marten Beach – Municipal District of Slave River
  • Hamlet of Peers and area – Yellowhead County
  • Hawk Hills area – County of Northern Lights
  • North of Township Road 720 to Township Road 732, and east of the provincial border with British Columbia to Range Road 130 – County of Grande Prairie No. 1

Tuesday afternoon, Yellowhead County lifted evacuation orders for the Robb, Mercoal and Peers, however, the province noted that those residents aren’t fully in the clear yet, and need to remain prepared to evacuate again if conditions worsen.

For those who have evacuated, the province has set up a one-time emergency evacuation payment of $1,250 for adults and $500 for dependent children under 18 who have to leave their communities for seven or more days.

Evacuees can apply for the emergency funds by visiting the Government of Alberta website, by calling the Alberta Supports Contact Centre at 1-877-644-9992, or by visiting an Alberta Supports office.

Alberta has received support from firefighters and additional aircraft from British Columbia, Yukon, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Washington State, Oregon and Idaho, in an effort to battle the wildfires.

The province says that since Jan. 1, there have been 503 wildfires in the Forest Protection Area, which have burned more than 492,000 hectares.

Additionally, fire bans are still in place for several regions, including High Level, Fort McMurray, Peace River, Grande Prairie, Slave Lake, Lac La Biche, Whitecourt and Edson Forest Areas.

Albertans are encouraged to monitor the air quality during wildfire season, especially those who have existing medical conditions.

The province is also recommending that Albertans download the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app, which immediately pushes all alerts out to subscribers.

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