Article content Five years after the 2016 Horse River Wildfire triggered the evacuation of Fort McMurray, emergency leaders say many of the harsh lessons learned in disaster response are now reflected in protocols. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has implemented 13 of 14 recommendations suggested by the auditing firm KPMG. Its one-size-fits-all approach to disasters, which was in place at the time of the wildfire, has been replaced with community-specific plans. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. RMWB, emergency leaders update plans with lessons from 2016 wildfire Back to video These plans include population size, localized evacuation plans, handling evacuees from other communities, wildfire response protocols and unique threats.