Courtesy of the Alberta Government.
The Long Lake Complex fire is classified as Being Held (BH) with a last recorded size of 168,628 hectares. Being Held means given current weather conditions and resources, the wildfire is not anticipated to grow past predetermined boundaries. The increase in size is due to internal pockets within the fire perimeter burning and updated mapping data from aerial intel. The increase in size is not a result of any increased fire activity. Firefighters, aircraft and heavy equipment have made great progress therefore 62 percent of the fire line is contained and being held.
An aerial scan has identified hot spots within the fire perimeter that firefighters will focus on today. The fire is still active on the western and northern border, moving towards the British Columbia border. Crews are burning out this area using ignition operations and are working with dozers.
The northeast guard protecting the community of Chateh continues to hold with limited activity fire along this edge. Firefighters continue to monitor and strengthen containment lines. Vegetation inside the fire perimeter continues to burn and firefighters continue to mop up hot spots as they arise.
Please be aware that there is still active fire burning in the area. Residents are reminded not to enter the fire area due to large number of firefighters, and equipment working. Burnt trees continue to fall which are dangerous.
