Temperatures across northern Alberta are forecast to spike dramatically with cloudless skies and temperatures around 30 C expected throughout the weekend.
Unseasonable heat, high winds and a lack of rain has fuelled fast-moving, unpredictable fires across the province.
Tinder-dry forests and fields across Alberta are expected to grow increasingly parched as temperatures rise across the province in the coming days. Yukon wildfire crews prepare their trucks Wednesday morning before their first day battling the Pembina wildfire complex in west-central Alberta. A state of emergency continues in the province and government officials are working to deploy more fire aid.
Colin Blair, executive director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, said the details are still being worked out. During an update for residents on Wednesday, regional fire chief Wayne Brown said the crisis has put a strain on local crews who were left to fight some calls without provincial help.
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