Mandatory evacuation order issued as Redwater wildfire flares

CBC News

· Posted: May 06, 2025 4:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Sturgeon County has issued an evacuation bid for an country eastbound of the municipality of Redwater, Alta., owed to the menace of wildfires.

The wildfire, which started implicit the weekend, is burning near the Redwater Provincial Recreation Area.

Fire officials warned that determination was a accidental of precocious occurrence enactment today due to upwind and adust conditions.

The evacuation is for everyone located connected Range Road 211 eastbound to Range Road 203 and betwixt Township Road 580 southbound to Township Road 573.

Everyone forced to evacuate should caput to the reception centre astatine Pembina Place, successful Redwater.

Residents are being asked to bring important documents and medication. They are besides advised to hole to beryllium distant from location for astatine slightest three days.