This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson have issued an Evacuation Order for the Town of Edson and central and eastern parts of Yellowhead County.

Description: This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson have issued an Evacuation Order for the Town of Edson and central and eastern parts of Yellowhead County.

Multiple areas of Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson have been evacuated due to several wildfires. The evacuation order remains in place.

Area: Western boundary of the evacuation zone is Marlboro and Range Road 200 all the way to the East of Yellowhead County. Northern boundary is Township Road 550 and southern is Township Road 520. This evacuation includes the town of Edson.

Affected areas (3):

• Parkland County
• Edson
• Yellowhead County

Action to take:

• Evacuate the current evacuation zone
• Evacuation route is west to Hinton or Jasper
• Info on municipal Facebook pages and websites for map and updates
• Call 1-833-334-4630 for assistance or more information
• Check https://511.alberta.ca/ for highway closures

Additional information:

• County-Edson-Jasper-Evac-Map-May-5-2023.png

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