The wildfire danger in the Grande Prairie Forest Area has been classified as extreme and a Red Flag Watch is in effect for the area.
According to Alberta Wildfire, a red flag watch comes ahead of critical fire danger in an area, and the region’s fire index is forecasted to have a “crossover.”
Alberta Wildfire explains that crossover occurs when the air temperature reading and the relative humidity reading are equal, and serves as an indicator of “extreme” burning conditions, meaning that if a fire were to start during this time, the blaze could spread quickly and become difficult to control.
The fire service maintains that visitors and residents in the Grande Prairie Forest Area must use caution while working or using the forest for recreation.
Firefighters urge everyone to report wildfires by calling 310-FIRE (3473).
