With more hot and dry weather sweeps over the province, crews are asking all Albertans to remain vigilant this summer.
There are currently 167 active wildfires in Alberta with 54 deemed “out of control”.
There are ten’s of thousands of people under an evacuation order, including residents of Fox Lake, John D’Or Prairie, Chipewyan Lake, Garden Lake and Jasper.
Todd Loewen is the Minister of Forestry and Parks and said July has been a very difficult month and expects the hot conditions to continue.
Firefighters and support staff from Australia were scheduled to arrive in Alberta later Sunday to join more than 1,800 wildfire personnel already at work.
Loewen is urging all Albertans to exercise caution during these trying times and do what they can to help limit the spread of wildfire.
For more details on all the wildfires burning across Alberta you can visit the provinces website.
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