More than 700 evacuees from the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement can safely return home. Additional information for residents on where to collect re-entry kits and hampers is online at https://www.facebook.com/paddleprairie. Re-entry tips are available online under the section marked returning home.
More than 9,000 evacuees are still out of their homes.
The following communities issued mandatory evacuation orders this week:
- Beaver First Nation – Boyer River (No. 164) and Child Lake (No. 164A)
- Dene Tha’ First Nation – Bushe River (No. 207)
- Mackenzie County
- The Rocky Lane and High Level area north of the Peace River, south of Highway 58, west of Range Road 150
- The Hamlet of La Crete
- Range Road 164 to Range Road 150, south of the Peace River, north of Highway 697
- Peerless Trout First Nation – Trout Lake community and high-risk persons in the surrounding area.
The following communities remain on evacuation alert and should be ready to leave quickly if the situation changes:
- High Level
- Mackenzie County
- Area west of Range Road 164, south of the Peace River to Township Road 1010, and the Machesis Lake campground
- Bigstone Cree Nation 166 A, B, C and D
- Municipal District of Opportunity 17
- Hamlet of Wabasca-Desmarais
- Hamlet of Sandy Lake
- Hamlet of Chipewyan Lake
Current situation
- Chuckegg Creek wildfire, southwest of High Level, is about 325,000 hectares.
- Jackpot Creek wildfire, north of Lutose, is about 75,600 hectares.
- McMillan Wildfire Complex located in the Slave Lake Forest area, is more than 275,100 hectares.
- Check Alberta Emergency Alerts for more detailed and frequently updated information.
- People driving in fire-affected areas should carry enough fuel, as it may not be readily available.
Visit alberta.ca/emergency for detailed and frequently updated information.