As wildfires burned in west central Alberta in May 2023, Yellowhead County Fire Department set up large sprinklers around the community of Wildwood, Alta., to create a humidity bubble as protection.

Alberta Bahri, Yellowhead County's general manager of protective services, reminded people living in the area that the situation "is not over," even if they can return on Tuesday after spending ...

A wildfire in Yellowhead County west of Edmonton grew on Monday, prompting an evacuation order for a rural area halfway between Highway 16 and Whitecourt.. The evacuation area includes lands to ...

The fires in Yellowhead County are among more than 50 burning across the province Monday, more than half of which remain out of control. A dozen communities remain under evacuation orders.

The north area of Yellowhead County was to be reopened at 6 p.m. Wednesday, ... the fire south of the town of 9,000 people has grown about 73,000 hectares since Friday.

More Yellowhead County residents had to leave their homes Friday, after the county issued a new wildfire evacuation order for two communities and expanded an existing order.

More Yellowhead County residents had to leave their homes Friday, after the county issued a new wildfire evacuation order for two communities and expanded an existing order.Shortly before 8:30 p.m. MT ...

YELLOWHEAD COUNTY – Residents forced to evacuate the communities of Robb, Mercoal and Peers due to two separate wildfires will be able to return at noon on Tuesday (June 3).

If every firefighter in Alberta had been working in Yellowhead County during the height of the 2023 wildfires, it still wouldn't have been enough to manage the threat to homes and communities.That's ...

More Yellowhead County residents had to leave their homes Friday, after the county issued a new wildfire evacuation order for two communities and expanded an existing order.Shortly before 8:30 p.m. MT ...

If every firefighter in Alberta had been working in Yellowhead County during the height of the 2023 wildfires, it still wouldn't have been enough to manage the threat to homes and communities.That's ...