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A 54-year-old Glendon woman is facing more than two dozen arson charges after several suspicious wildfires in the Bonnyville and Lac La Biche areas over the past six weeks.
On April 24, Bonnyville RCMP, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority responded to multiple wildfires northwest of Bonnyville and east of Lac La Biche, Alta., within the Forest Protection Area, according to a news release issued Friday.
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Alberta’s government is implementing new technology for detecting and managing wildfires across the province.
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Wildfire management best practices are always evolving, which highlights the importance of research into, and the adoption of, new technologies and innovative practices.
“The safety of Albertans and their communities is our top priority, so we’re moving forward on new firefighting tools and practices, like artificial intelligence and drones, to add even more firefighting tools to our tool kit.”
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It is very hard, she told CTV News fighting back tears. “The fire was going to jump across the highway,” she added. “The way the winds were last night was crazy.” An evacuation order was issued Thursday evening for 150 hectares at the west boundary of Parkland County. Alberta Wildfire is assisting with several wildfires outside of the Forest Protection Area, including this one in @ParklandCounty near the town of Tomahawk. Airtankers are helping out, with more on the way. pic.twitter.com/PKVM7loyBq Alberta Wildfire (@AlbertaWildfire) May 7, 2021 Officials said about 45 people checked into a reception centre set up at the Tomahawk and District Sports Arena, but that they believed many others were given shelter elsewhere.
Rapidly moving wildfire west of Edmonton prompts evacuation order
A critical alert issued Thursday from Alberta Emergency Alert says a wildfire west of Tomahawk in the area of Range Road 62 and Range Road 70, and Township Roads 510 and 514 is moving rapidly and fire growth is expected due to windy conditions.
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Posted: May 06, 2021 9:20 PM MT | Last Updated: May 7
An emergency alert states there is a rapidly moving wildfire near the hamlet of Tomahawk in the area of Range Road 62 and Range Road 70, and Township Roads 510 and 514.(Alberta Emergency Alert)
Parkland County residents who live near in or near the hamlet of Tomahawk west of Edmonton have been ordered to leave their homes immediately due to a fast-moving wildfire.
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A wildfire fuelled by peat moss and winds triggered a mandatory evacuation order just after midnight Friday, sending dozens of rural residents just west of Edmonton scrambling to the community centre in the tiny hamlet of Tomahawk.
“At this point, we don’t believe we’ve lost any residences to fire. But right now we’re just monitoring the structures and we’re continuing to do fire attack,” said Parkland County Fire Chief Brian Cornforth Friday morning of the blaze about 100 kilometres west of Edmonton that spanned 1,000 hectares by 9 p.m. Thursday. It grew to 2,000 hectares Friday.
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