Wildfire in Alberta prompts mandatory evacuation order for Hamlet of Little Buffalo
LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. – A rapidly growing wildfire has led to a mandatory evacuation order for a hamlet in northern Alberta.
The Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council has ordered the residents of Little Buffalo to leave immediately.
They are asked to follow instructions from emergency responders and reminded not to take cut lines or secondary roads to the evacuation zones to ensure they are not trapped if the fire changes direction.
Earlier Friday afternoon, Peace Regional RCMP informed residents that the community was at risk as high winds accelerated the growth of a wildfire.
Flames soon swept across the highway, cutting off access toward Peace River, and the Mounties warned people to be prepared to evacuate to Red Earth Creek with little to no notice.
RCMP and other emergency responders have gone door to door to notify residents of the evacuation.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 30, 2023.
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