THE CHUCKEGG CREEK FIRE | JUNE 6, 2019 AT 11:00 A.M.
Cooler temperatures and varied amounts of rain over the fire have resulted in a decrease in fire activity. However, with the return of warmer weather there is a potential for fire activity to increase.
The decrease in fire activity has continued to help firefighters, heavy equipment, and aircraft to establish containment in priority areas. Structural and wildland firefighters continue to work around Paddle Prairie to protect values and extinguish hotspots, while heavy equipment works hard to place extensive fireguards.
On the east side of the Peace River by Tompkins Landing, fireguard lines have been completed from the agricultural land to the Peace River with structural and wildland firefighters extinguishing hot spots along the fire perimeter to limit spread. Airtankers and bucketing helicopters continue to assist firefighters on the ground as possible.
• The last recorded size is approximately 275, 985 hectares. There has been no change in fire size over the past few days.
• Firefighters continue to consolidate containment along Highways 35 and 58, and north of highway 58 west of High Level.
• Heavy equipment is constructing fireguard from the Boyer River to the Peace River to limit fire spread to the east.
• Structural protection has been completed, south of the fire by Paddle Prairie, in Keg River and to the east of the Peace River.
• Alberta Wildfire has 790 wildland firefighters and support staff, 31 helicopters and 135 pieces of heavy equipment fighting this wildfire.
• Atco is continues to repair power poles along highway 35 south of High Level. Atco has restored power supply and is supporting normal operations to the Town of High Level, La Crete, Fort Vermilion & Dene Tha’ First Nation. Atco has secured large-scale backup generators that can be drawn on to provide power to communities, if needed.
The next update will be at 7:30 P.M., or if conditions change.
THE JACKPOT CREEK FIRE | JUNE 6, 2019 at 11:00 A.M.
Yesterday was another productive day on the fireline as the decrease in fire activity has allowed firefighters to access the fire perimeter safely. The fire has seen a decrease in fire activy due to continued cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Which allowed firefighters to make excellent progress in priority sections of the fire. Firefighters finished up their assignments in easily accessible areas on both the western and southern section of the fire. They will now focus their efforts in areas where new helipads have been established where access was more difficult.
Results from a recent infrared scan will highlight hot spots near the perimeter in priority areas. Firefighters will be targeting these areas over the next few days. Helicopter bucketing will also be utilized in priority sections of the fire.
Yesterday the fire did receive trace amounts of precipitation, although it was scattered and light in nature. Today, temperatures will reach 12 degrees with a relative humidity of 45%, wind will be 20-25km/h and out of the north and northeast. Scattered, isolated showers are forecasted, although precipitation amounts are expected to be minimal.
• The latest updated size is approximately 28,100 hectares.
• There are 91 firefighters assigned to this incident as well as 9 helicopters.
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