This is an Alberta Emergency Alert UPDATE. Yellowhead County still has a Wildfire Alert for northwest, west and southwest of Brazeau Dam.

Description: This is an Alberta Emergency Alert UPDATE. Yellowhead County still has a Wildfire Alert for northwest, west and southwest of Brazeau Dam.

This is an evacuation zone. This wildfire primarily affects oil and gas industry, but anyone within the area must evacuate. Go to Yellowhead County’s Facebook or www.yhcounty.ca for updates. The evacuation routes are north on Wolf Lake Road, west on Elk River Road or east on Elk River Road to Highway 620. A map of the evacuation zone is attached.

Area: The wildfire is located southwest of Brazeau Dam west of the Brazeau River. The evacuation area is bounded by Elk River Road on the north, the Brazeau Reservoir on the east, just past Brazeau River on the south, and Rge Rd 145 on the west.

Affected areas (1):

• Yellowhead County

Action to take:

• Follow the directions of local authorities
• Anyone who needs more information can call 1-833-334-4630

Additional information:

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