Little Red River Cree Nation evacuation order tentatively scheduled to end Aug. 5 – Cochrane Eagle
August 9, 2024
(ANNews) – Members of Little Red River Cree Nation (LRRCN) who were forced to evacuate due to wildfires were able to return home on Aug. 5.
Residents of the John D’Or Prairie and Fox Lake reserves were ordered to evacuate on July 20, and Garden River on July 10, due to the out-of-control Semo Wildfire Complex approaching their lands from the north. The complex consists of six out-of-control wildfires in the High Level Forest Area in northwest Alberta.
The largest blaze, identified as HWF061, is 97,506 hectares in size 19 km northeast of John D’Or Prairie and 15 km north of Fox Lake. HWF136, which is 6,188 in size, is 13 km northwest of Garden River.
As of Aug. 1, there were 463 firefighters and support staff, 18 helicopters and 70 pieces of heavy equipment working on this complex, which consists of six fires.
