Fire

Regional Emergency Crews are out in the community this week to share important fire safety tips. Fire Prevention Week in Canada runs from October 8th to 14th, and it is an opportunity to share small but important actions you can take to help prevent fires. This year’s theme is “Cooking Safely Starts with You.” Fire […]

Sept. 27, 2023, 3:00 p.m. Update: The commercial drop-off at the landfill has re-opened. The cause of the fire remains undetermined but it is not considered suspicious. All drop-off areas are open and the landfill has returned to normal operations. — The RMWB has closed the commercial drop-off at the landfill due to an ongoing […]

Athabasca RCMP are investigating a residential fire that occurred last week. RCMP, Athabasca Fire, and Associated Ambulance responded to the fire on September 9, 2023, at 2:35 a.m. Multiple vehicles and the residence were on fire upon arrival. The family of seven, with the youngest being a one year old child, escaped the fire unharmed. […]

Alberta Wildfire says crews have made good progress in fighting the Wood Buffalo Complex fire. The fire is being managed under a unified command between the Government of Northwest Territories, Parks Canada, and Alberta Wildfire. The blaze is estimated at 472,205 hectares in size and is burning 3.1 km from Fort Fitzgerald in the Regional […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP are releasing the name of a man suspected of arson in Timberlea in June. 45-year-old Michael Hammond of Fort McMurray is charged with Arson and Break and Enter in relation to a June 23 fire at Supplement King’s Eagle Ridge location. This is a separate incident from the August 20 fire at the Supplement King […]