Wildfire EWF031 Update (Edson)
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THREE CARRY OVER WILDFIRES NOW CLASSIFIED AS EXTINGUISHED
From Alberta Wildfire (https://srd.web.alberta.ca/edson-area-update)
As of today, six of the seven carry over wildfires from 2023 are fully extinguished. Wildfires EWF031 (Edson), EWF039 (Carrot Creek) and the Wildhay wildfire complex are classified as extinguished.
Alberta Wildfire firefighters performed patrols and extinguished hotspots throughout the winter. Once snow melted and conditions allowed, extensive high level heat scans were conducted using aircraft. These scans showed no hotspots on the three wildfires listed above. Wildfires WCU001 (Evansburg), WCU002 (Wildwood),
Wildfires EWF035 (Shiningbank) were extinguished on April 19, 2024 after also being scanned for hotspots. EWF076 will be scanned as soon as conditions allow.
JOINT MESSAGE FROM TOWN of EDSON, YELLOWHEAD COUNTY AND ALBERTA WILDFIRE
We would like to acknowledge all the hard work and dedication of our firefighters and support organizations during last year’s wildfires.
The provincial and municipal crews worked seamlessly during this time and achieved amazing results and put in enormous amounts of extra time and effort in all aspects of our operations.
We would also like to acknowledge our residents for their resiliency. Their determination, understanding, and cooperation during this difficult time was a crucial part in helping our crews fight these wildfires. Our focus continues to be the safety of our residents as we move into this year’s wildfire season.
We encourage the public to look for opportunities to protect their properties from wildfire, your efforts can help protect your homes and help protect our first responders. FireSmart is more than a collection of best-practices, programs, resources, and tools. FireSmart is a way of living with and managing the risk of wildfire. It is a shared responsibility between government, community leaders, neighbourhoods, and residents. Together, we can build a wildfire resilient Alberta. A FireSmart Alberta.
Thank you to all the firefighters, residents, and everyone else who persevered through the events of last spring’s wildfires in our region and all those who supported our community.