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Stay indoors if you can. Stick to the shade if you can't and be sure to wear proper sun protection and keep hydrated. It might not take long for serious heat-related illnesses to set in.
It doesn't take long after heavy rainfall for the Lethbridge region to dry out. A stretch of hot, dry days can easily raise the risk of grassfires.
Five homes have been destroyed by flames and "several" people have been arrested for breaking and entering following 12 days of mandatory evacuation in Drayton Valley.
With temperatures on the rise, so is the number of grass fires in southern Alberta.
Believe it or not, wildfire season is already underway in Alberta, after starting on March 1.