jgib01 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Just heard that they have issued an evacuation order for Waterton National Park. They have been under alert for several days, so perhaps either the Kenow fire has jumped into the park, or they are just being precautionary in anticipation of the winds in the forecast. http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/waterton/securite-safety/feu-fire-kenow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgib01 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Looks like as of this morning the fire is incredibly close to the townsite, with images of fire on Mt. Crandell and Bear's Hump. On the north end, the fire has left the park, and now there are states of emergency declared for M.D. of Pincher & County of Cardston. Evacuations of portions of those areas and a portion of the Blood Reserve have occurred (closest to Waterton; only portions evacuated, not the entire MD/County as some news outlets are leading people to believe this morning). Best source of info on the evacuations is www.emergencyalert.alberta.ca, and there is some decent coverage on the Calgary Herald webpage. This image from the wee hours of last night https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJgiR0RVoAAESwt.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Waterton Park from a distance of about 20km as of 8am this morning. A north easterly wind was slowly pushing in this morning when I got there. The bottom picture is Waterton Colony. I was supposed to be finishing a 2 day job there today but the colony was mostly evacuated at 1 am the morning. My equipment is still sitting there in the larger building on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 It sounds as though firefighters have some better conditions today, but the fire moved quickly last night. A few accounts online suggest the townsite avoided a major hit, but the information centre burnt down. The Premier is going to give an update shortly - we should know more soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningChrome Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 My equipment is still sitting there in the larger building on the left. Hope you get your equipment back, and more importantly I hope all their buildings and houses are still standing once it's all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailhead Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Pray for rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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