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Alberta government invests millions in new urban wildfire teams
The province is investing $6.5 million for six new Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) teams. They will be based in fire ...
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Alberta government, feds spending $7M to fund 6 new urban wildfire teams
Alberta’s public safety minister says provincial and federal funding will create six teams of urban wildfire crews across the province. Mike Ellis says having six more teams means Alberta will have ...
Weather conditions expected to fuel active wildfire season in southern Alberta
Heavy rainfall this week brought down the immediate wildfire risk in southern Alberta, but dangerous conditions are still ...
Canada’s fire forecast looks bad. The impacts could spill across the border into the US
It could be another dangerously smoky summer for some in the United States as Canada prepares for a busy wildfire season with ...
800 residents of Alberta village allowed home as crews hold the line on nearby wildfire
More than 800 people forced to evacuate from a northern Alberta village due to an approaching wildfire are now allowed to return home.
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Preventing wildfires on the farm
By incorporating a few simple preventative actions, farmers can play an important role in minimizing the risk of wildfires.
Edmonton Journal on MSN6d
Sparking better behaviour: Teaching wildfire safety around northern Alberta
The Redwater Recreation Area remained closed by Alberta Parks, with a 3,230-hectare active fire being held but still active ...
The Canadian Press on MSN4d
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire
Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark ...
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Jasper fire chief recounts wildfire, how his crew helped save most of the town
Peter ShokeirLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterJasper FitzhughJASPER – When Mathew Conte moved to Jasper to become its fire ...