Wildfires across the northern Prairies tonight

It has been a terrible fire day in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba with thousands of people now evacuating:

 

Manitoba is in the worst situation.  

The Manitoba Fire View page is here. 

The Saskatchewan Active Incidents page is here. 

The Alberta Wildfire Status page is here.

Alberta Focus – Swan Hills / Edith Lake Fire (SWF076) #ABFire
• Out of control, ≈3 600 ha, 7–8 km N of town
• 1 300 evacuees to Whitecourt (80 km) after May 26 order
• 25–32 °C, RH low, gusts 45 km/h → Red-Flag through May 29
• Crews hitting SE flank with helis, tankers &… pic.twitter.com/j8wyfRs4Pf

— FireMap.live 🔥🌎 (@disaster_db) May 29, 2025

Yesterday, @NOAA's #GOESWest captured the smoke and heat signatures of multiple large #wildfires burning across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. Two of the largest fires still burning include the #CampFire and #ShoeFire. #GOES18 pic.twitter.com/N8fTctlQrh

— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) May 28, 2025

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Red Cross advice and donations, from their Facebook page tonight: