Lberta Wildfires News Today

The Calgary Forest District has extra resources at its disposal this year, including 22 new recruits.

Canadian energy producers say they are prepared and ready for what could be another spring and summer of drought and wildfires in Western Canada.

Alberta Wildfire says dry and windy conditions across the province has prompted the agency to issue additional fire advisories.

The province will add more firefighters, more volunteers and more high-tech gear as it braces for what it expects will be another busy wildfire season.

Several wildfires still burning from 2023 are smouldering in peat moss, sometimes deep underground, and the snow overtop is insulating instead of extinguishing it.

After a record year followed by what has been an unseasonably mild winter, Alberta Wildfire is preparing for what could be another year of fires sparking earlier than usual.

Wildfire season is wrapping up but some fires are expected to continue to burn. It could be many more months before all fires are fully extinguished.

Smoke from wildfires outside of the area is being driven into Central Coast communities and is impacting local air quality, creating the possibility of unhealthy levels of air contaminants in

Dozens of soldiers from across Alberta returned Tuesday night to CFB Edmonton. The troops were in northern B.C. for the past two weeks, assisting the B.C. Wildfire Service.

Forecast maps show Manitoba is likely to see intense fire activity in September, with Saskatchewan, Eastern Alberta and Western Ontario also likely to see “above-average” activity.