Alberta wildfires: Three new evacuation orders, more than 19,000 evacuees and no peak in sight abfire
St-Onge said the province’s south is expected to be at greater fire risk in the coming days. In the boreal forest in the north, temperatures in the high 20s with low humidity and winds gusting to 40 km/h will contribute to fire growth.carved into the landscape, the “vast majority” of which were holding, had helped contain some of the fires. However, she made the remarks around 3 p.m. and cautioned Sunday’s peak burning period was still ahead.
More than 1,500 Alberta wild land firefighters were at work Sunday, alongside air tankers and helicopter crews. More than 800 firefighters from other agencies are tackling the blazes, including 200 recent arrivals from Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Washington, South Dakota and Colorado. The military is also involved.Article content
Planners are prepared should fires in British Columbia or other provinces require resources be sent elsewhere, St-Onge added. Financial aid is available to evacuees who have been out of their homes for at least seven total days. Evacuees can apply using a verified Alberta.ca account. As of Thursday, more than 6,500 applications have been received and $2 million in e-transfers has been sent out along with $77,000 in debit cards distributed.
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