Wildfire update…

September 3, 2024 Local News
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Courtesy: Alberta Wildfire

HIGH LEVEL FOREST AREA | ACTIVE WILDFIRES OF INTEREST

HCX001 – Semo Complex (HWF053, HWF061, HWF081, HWF083, HWF136, HWF141)

The Semo Wildfire Complex is located north of John D’Or Prairie and Fox Lake, and west of Garden River.

There are currently 501 firefighters and support personnel, including 26 helicopters and 101 pieces of heavy equipment and water trucks working on the Semo Wildfire Complex.

All of the wildfires within the Semo Complex are classified as BEING HELD. Being held means that these wildfires are not expected to grow beyond established boundaries under the current conditions.

HWF061 is approximately 106,728 hectares (ha), was caused by lightning and is located approximately:

  • 8 km northeast of the community boundary line of John D’Or Prairie
  • 7 km north of the community boundary line of Fox Lake
  • 7 km north of Highway 58

HWF136 is approximately 5,885 ha in size and the cause of this wildfire is under investigation. This wildfire is located along the north side of Highway 58 and is approximately 13 km northwest of Garden River.

Other fires in this complex are further north, within or near Caribou Mountain Wildland Provincial Park. All of these fires were caused by lightning, except for HWF141, which remains under investigation. These wildfires include:

  • HWF053, which is approximately 709 ha in size.
  • HWF081, which is approximately 52,026 ha in size.
  • HWF083, which is approximately 35,407 ha in size.
  • HWF141, which is approximately 2,537 ha in size.

PEACE RIVER FOREST AREA / WILDFIRE SITUATION  

There are currently four fires classified as UNDER CONTROL and five fires classified as BEING HELD in the Peace River Forest Area. Since January 1, there have been 101 wildfires in the Peace River Forest Area, which have burned approximately 15,901 hectares. 

PWF101 🌕 
This wildfire, 0.01 hectares (ha) in size, is located approximately 18 km southwest of Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park and is classified as BEING HELD. Firefighters and heavy equipment operators continue their fire suppression efforts to contain and control this wildfire. The cause is lightning.
 
PWF099 🌕 
This wildfire, 0.1 hectares (ha) in size, is located approximately 32 km northwest of Worsley and is classified as BEING HELD. Firefighters and heavy equipment operators continue their fire suppression efforts to contain and control this wildfire. The cause is under investigation.
PWF098 🌕 
This wildfire, 0.15 hectares (ha) in size, is located approximately 30 km west of Paddle Prairie and is classified as BEING HELD. Firefighters and heavy equipment operators continue their fire suppression efforts to contain and control this wildfire. The cause is lightning.
PWF097 🌕 
This wildfire, 0.30 hectares (ha) in size, is located approximately 60 km south of Rainbow Lake and is classified as BEING HELD. Firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment operators continue their fire suppression efforts to contain and control this wildfire. The cause is lightning.
 
PWF076 🌕 DEEP LAKE
This wildfire, 12,184 hectares (ha) in size, is located approximately 23 km northeast of Worsley and is classified as BEING HELD. The cause is lightning.
 
PWF074 🌕 KEMP RIVER
This wildfire, 3,232 ha in size, is located approximately 17 km southwest of Keg River and is classified as BEING HELD. Firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment operators continue their fire suppression efforts to contain and control this wildfire. The cause is lightning.