The County of Grande Prairie has expanded its evacuation order and evacuation alert.
Everyone north of Township Road 700 to Highway 43, east of the British Columbia/Alberta border to Range Road 130 is under a mandatory evacuation order.
Evacuate immediately and report to the reception centre at the Hythe Community Library at 10013, 100 Street. Reception staff will assign accommodations—either hotel lodging or camping at Hythe Municipal Campground. The reception centre will remain open until midnight tonight and will reopen tomorrow from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm daily until further notice.
The evacuation alert has expanded to include everyone north of Township Road 710 and Highway 43 to Township Road 752, east of Range Road 130 to Range Road 124. The evacuation alert is outlined in the yellow area of the attached map. Everyone in the yellow area must prepare to evacuate.
Highway 43 remains open, but anyone needing to drive through the area is encouraged to keep an eye on any updates via Alberta 511.
Overnight scanning operations indicate the wildfire has grown to 13,442 hectares, with the blaze moving northeast at a rate of 1.5 kilometres per hour.
