Wildfire north of Grande Prairie forces 3 homes to evacuate

CBC News

· Posted: May 03, 2025 5:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Three homes were evacuated Saturday day arsenic exigency crews responding to a wildfire successful northwestern Alberta.

Shortly earlier 2:45 p.m. MT Saturday, the County of Grande Prairie issued an alert astir the evacuations. No houses had been affected, but a fewer sheds and an RV were burned down.

The region did not specify however galore residents had to evacuate.

The occurrence is burning astir 40 kilometres northeast of the metropolis of Grande Prairie, successful the the Morgan's Mountain area.

The Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service and Alberta Wildfire crews are moving to incorporate the perimeter, the region said, adding that it doesn't expect the flames to spread. 

The region recommends motorists debar the country westbound of Range Road 50, betwixt Township Road 744 and Township Road 742, which are presently closed for firefighting.

The region fell nether a occurrence regularisation earlier this week. According to the Alberta Wildfire dashboard, determination is an utmost occurrence hazard successful the region.

Fire restrictions prohibit wood campfires connected nationalist lands, though they are allowed wrong provincial campgrounds and connected backstage property, according to the Alberta government's website.

The region of Grande Prairie is astir 415 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.