This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Yellowhead County has issued a Wildfire Alert for Carrot Creek, Niton, and Mackay areas.

Description: This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Yellowhead County has issued a Wildfire Alert for Carrot Creek, Niton, and Mackay areas.

Residents in this area need to prepare to evacuate. There is a wildfire east of Shining Bank Lake. Please call 1-833-334-4630 for more information.

Area: The Evacuation Alert is for everyone in the area: North of Highway 16 to south of Township Rd 550, east of Highway 32 to west of Highway 751. This includes the community of Niton Junction.

Affected areas (1):

• Yellowhead County

Action to take:

• Everyone in the affected area must prepare for a possible evacuation
• Gather pets, important documents, medication, food, water, supplies for at least 3 days
• This alert will be updated if an evacuation is required
• Go to www.alberta.ca/emergencyalert, for updates

Additional information:

• Niton-Area-AEA-Evacuation-ALERT-Map-May-16.jpeg

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