The wildfires are affecting about 301,243 acres in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith said.
from the Alberta Emergency Management Agency . Of the 61 remaining fires reported Friday, 44 are under control and 17 are being suppressed and are not likely to spread. The province has seen an increase of 20 wildfires since Thursday, AEMA reported.
She called the current situation "unprecedented" and assured residents that the government is prepared to use its emergency powers as needed. The wildfire in Fox Lake , an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, was 4,383 hectares, almost 11,000 acres, and has destroyed 20 homes, a police station and a water treatment plant, according to AEMA. On Friday, seven helicopters, two air tankers and six structural protection crews were working to put out the fire.
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