MAY 23 @ 11AM
Big Lakes County has removed all one-hour and four-hour evacuation alerts for the following areas:
- Residents Highway 2 South to East of Range Road 185, to West of Range Road 154, and West of the East Prairie Metis Settlement, to Township Road 710
- Residents in Prairie Echo/Salt Prairie areas South of Township Road 800, East of Range Road 200, West of Range Road 134, and North of Highway 679
- The Town of High Prairie
- Residents south of Highway 2, east of Range Road 190, north of Township Road 710, west of range road 160, north of Township Road 730, west of Range Road 150, south of township road 740 and west of range road 154
There are no mandatory evacuation orders or evacuation alerts for Big Lakes County residents at this time. Mandatory evacuation orders for East Prairie Metis Settlement, Peavine Metis Settlement and the Town of Swan Hills remain in effect. Please continue to monitor Alberta Emergency Alert | Alberta.ca for the most up-to-date information.
Big Lakes County will be removing all information boards at Banana Belt Hall, Prairie Echo Hall, and the Elks Rodeo Hall, effective May 23, 2023. The County will continue to update residents on the current wildfire situation through our social media pages and website. We have also set up an email address, should you have any wildfire questions at [email protected].
MAY 18 @ 10AM
Please be advised that Alberta Emergency Alert will only be posting MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS. Which means the EVACUATION ALERTS will not be posted to their website or app.
For updates on evacuation alerts or orders, please continue to monitor the County Facebook page and biglakescounty.ca.
Please be advised that the following areas are under MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER:
- There are no mandatory evacuation orders for Big Lakes County Residents at this time. There is a mandatory evacuation order for East Prairie Metis Settlement, Peavine Metis Settlement and the Town of Swan Hills.
Please be advised that the following areas are under EVACUATION ALERT:
- As of May 7, residents Highway 2 South to East of Range Road 185, to West of Range Road 154, and West of the East Prairie Metis Settlement, to Township Road 710 are on a ONE-HOUR EVACUATION ALERT (Wildfire SWF-063)
- As of May 14, residents in Prairie Echo/Salt Prairie areas South of Township Road 800, East of Range Road 200, West of Range Road 134, and North of Highway 679 are on a 1-HOUR EVACUATION ALERT. (Wildfire SWF068 & PWF038)
- As of May 6, the Town of High Prairie is under a 4-HOUR EVACUATION ALERT.
- As of May 18, residents south of Highway 2, east of Range Road 190, north of Township Road 710, west of range road 160, north of Township Road 730, west of Range Road 150, south of township road 740 and west of range road 154.
For updates on the locations of active wildfires in our area, please visit NASA | LANCE | FIRMS US/Canada
