For those of you who aren’t aware, there’s a massive wildfire bigger than Prince Edward Island that’s crossed over from BC into Southern Alberta.
The area’s mainly comprised of villages and small towns (mine has 3,000 people) and there’s a lot of confusion and stress going on about how to keep up with evacuation notices for different communities, so please spread this around in case anyone from the Crowsnest area happens to come across this.
How to keep up-to-date on the Kenow Wildfire
Alberta Government Emergency Updates
Alberta Emergency Alert System
How to sign up for Alberta Emergency Alerts: click here
How to sign up for Canadian Wildland Fire Information System: click here
Preparing in case your area gets an evacuation notice:
Last Minute steps to prepare your property
Be aware that the time you are given to get your things can be anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour depending on the speed and distance of the fire.
Get your stuff ready in advance so you’re not scrambling in a panic last minute, because the evacuation folks don’t joke around and will not give you extra time.
@allthecanadianpolitics , if you could pass this on that’d be great. :)
An update on Pincher Creek:
This morning someone told me they could see the fire from the ridge by their house.
I was also told that today’s wind was helping to push the fire back a little (but you know how quick that can change…).
3 teachers at the school I work at had to live in the middle of the day because the area they live in got an evacuation notice.
One of the school’s bus routes was cancelled and parents had to pick up their kids because their area had been evacuated.
All the kids are super stressed, even the little ones. As I worked in the library I heard quite a few “I’m stressed and I don’t know how to handle it” tantrums from the younger kids today out in the hallway.
The smoke wasn’t as bad today due to the wind, but it was pretty smoky whenever the wind died down
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