Wildfire officials issued an update on the 'very serious' situation parts of central and northern Alberta were in on Friday.
Drayton Valley and Fox Lake have been evacuated while the wildfire in the Rainbow Lake area is moving away from the community, Tucker said.
More than 13,000 Albertans have been forced out of their homes this week, Alberta Emergency Management Agency managing director Stephen Lacroix told reporters. "The situation is very serious," he said. "Please listen to all local officials and obey any evacuation orders you may receive."There have been 348 wildfires this year, Tucker said, a "significant" increase compared to the recent past.
"There's a huge fire load in the province right now," Tucker said. "It's just an indication of the conditions that we're seeing. Temperatures have been 10 to 15 degrees above normal for a little while now. We still don't have green grass and leaves all over the province which means that the ground is very dry."Alberta Wildfire investigates the cause of all wildfires.
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