UPDATED: Residents from Township Road 744 to 750 and Township Road 744 to 730 and Range Road 32 placed on evacuation alert due to ongoing Teepee Creek wildfire

UPDATE: In addition to the areas affected by the evacuation order, the County of Grande Prairie has placed residents from Township Road 744 to 750 and Township Road 744 to 730 and Range Road 32 on evacuation alert. No immediate evacuation is required at this time. 

The county adds that anyone in the area is urged to prepare for a possible evacuation by fueling up vehicles, gathering pets, important documents, medications, and enough food and water to be away from home for “at least” seven days. 

An Alberta Emergency Alert and evacuation order has been issued for County residents from Kleskun Creek North to Township Road 742 and the Riverstone Golf Course due to the wildfire burning four kilometres east of Teepee Creek.

Every resident from Township Road 734 and Range Road 32 is required to evacuate immediately.

Residents are asked to travel North to Township Road 742 and West onto Highway 733.

All evacuees must register with a form of identification at the Pomeroy Hotel in the City of Grande Prairie and are asked to visit the GPREP website for additional updates.