Rain and cooler temperatures in many areas of Alberta helped manage some of the fires and allowed small town residents to return home.."I'm pleased to report the town of Rainbow Lake is no longer under an evacuation order," said Bre Hutchinson, executive director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.."There are still fires burning throughout Alberta. And we're not out of the woods yet. That's particularly true in the northern part of the province, where the fire danger is expected to be high to extreme for the foreseeable future.".Rainbow Lake is a town in northwest Alberta. west of High Level at the end of Highway 58, in Mackenzie County..Alberta continues to be in a state of emergency and the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre remains at a level four, the highest level.."Please remember, even though conditions may be improving in much of the province, it's still important to take action to prevent any new wildfires from starting," said Christie Tucker, information unit manager of Alberta Wildfire.."If you're heading out to the forest this weekend and you're in an area where you can have a campfire, please soak it, stir and soak it again. All Albertans have the power to help in this record-breaking wildfire season.".Tucker said the province continues to make use of firefighters from outside the province to help manage the large-scale wildfires still burning across Alberta.."There are more than 900 firefighters on the ground today from other jurisdictions including Australia, New Zealand and the United States," Tucker said..Residents of Fort Chipewyan remain evacuated, with the fire being nicknamed "The Rocky River fire.".Fort Chipewyan, population of about 800, is roughly 300 km northeast of Fort McMurray.."The fire is currently listed at 14,500 hectares. Now that's not an indication of any severe growth," Tucker said.Alberta Wildfire is having difficulty properly mapping the perimeter of the fire because of the smoke.."It can be more challenging to fly over the fire to get an accurate size. So we haven't observed any significant growth over the last couple of days, but that is an updated size because they have recently been able to fly the fire and get a more accurate reading," Tucker said.."It has not moved significantly closer to any of the communities. I understand it is 8-kms currently from Fort Chipewyan.".Tucker said there's been a small amount of movement, but not significant growth on that fire.
Rain and cooler temperatures in many areas of Alberta helped manage some of the fires and allowed small town residents to return home.."I'm pleased to report the town of Rainbow Lake is no longer under an evacuation order," said Bre Hutchinson, executive director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.."There are still fires burning throughout Alberta. And we're not out of the woods yet. That's particularly true in the northern part of the province, where the fire danger is expected to be high to extreme for the foreseeable future.".Rainbow Lake is a town in northwest Alberta. west of High Level at the end of Highway 58, in Mackenzie County..Alberta continues to be in a state of emergency and the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre remains at a level four, the highest level.."Please remember, even though conditions may be improving in much of the province, it's still important to take action to prevent any new wildfires from starting," said Christie Tucker, information unit manager of Alberta Wildfire.."If you're heading out to the forest this weekend and you're in an area where you can have a campfire, please soak it, stir and soak it again. All Albertans have the power to help in this record-breaking wildfire season.".Tucker said the province continues to make use of firefighters from outside the province to help manage the large-scale wildfires still burning across Alberta.."There are more than 900 firefighters on the ground today from other jurisdictions including Australia, New Zealand and the United States," Tucker said..Residents of Fort Chipewyan remain evacuated, with the fire being nicknamed "The Rocky River fire.".Fort Chipewyan, population of about 800, is roughly 300 km northeast of Fort McMurray.."The fire is currently listed at 14,500 hectares. Now that's not an indication of any severe growth," Tucker said.Alberta Wildfire is having difficulty properly mapping the perimeter of the fire because of the smoke.."It can be more challenging to fly over the fire to get an accurate size. So we haven't observed any significant growth over the last couple of days, but that is an updated size because they have recently been able to fly the fire and get a more accurate reading," Tucker said.."It has not moved significantly closer to any of the communities. I understand it is 8-kms currently from Fort Chipewyan.".Tucker said there's been a small amount of movement, but not significant growth on that fire.
