{"id":670300,"date":"2026-05-15T03:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/670300\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T03:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:03:14","slug":"evacuation-alert-issued-due-to-out-of-control-alberta-wildfire-near-sundre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/670300\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuation alert issued due to out of control Alberta wildfire near Sundre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>There is a wildfire burning out of control about 30 km northwest of Sundre, Alta., prompting an emergency alert to be issued for the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>All campers, backcountry users and travellers in the area near the junction of highways 734 and 584 have been advised to leave immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in the area have also been told to prepare for a possible evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWhile area residents have been put on \u201cevacuation alert,\u201d campers and other travellers have been told to leave the area immediately.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy: Dwayne Leonard\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>While there is no immediate danger to any communities, Alberta Wildfire information officer Melissa Story told Global News that the evacuation alert was issued for \u201cprecautionary reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>As of about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, the fire was estimated to be approximately 130 hectares (1.3 square kilometres or 320 acres) in size, but Story said wind gusts of up to 65 km\/h have been helping it spread rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<p>Ground crews ,helicopters and other aircraft \u2014 when smoke conditions allow \u2014 are being used to fight the fire, said Story.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSmoky skies in Carstairs on Thursday, believed to be caused by the fire that is burning about 80 kilometres to the northwest.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>There have also been numerous reports from people living in communities as far away as Olds \u2014 about 70 km to the east \u2014 that they can see and smell smoke from the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'About 100 families forced out of homes in Woodlands County due to wildfire'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NN_WOODLANDS_WILDFIRE.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:51<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout 100 families forced out of homes in Woodlands County due to wildfire\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size There is a wildfire burning out of control about 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