The 2011 fire season may well be the forerunner of. Two years after a wildfire destroyed a third of the town of slave lake, there are still no clear answers as to how the fire started. Catastrophic slave lake wildfire served as wakeup call for. Lesser slave regional fire service provides a variety of emergency services including fire suppression and rescue response. Evening of may 14th md of lesser slave river and the town of slave lake declare states of local emergency sole. If youre a journalist writing about wildland fire, dont make up your own creative terms to describe the facts. Slave lake regional wildfire recovery plan was announced, and. Californias wildfires have spawned a truly weird new. Red cross has helped the people of slave lake and the surrounding.
Slave lake wildfire becomes arson investigation cbc news cbc. Biblical slavery and the lake of fire gods kingdom ministries. Lake fire and the effectiveness of its fire management programs. Experience the power of these sacred pages today as we join international evangelist and president of amazing facts, doug batchelor as he highlights wonders in the word. From may 14 to 16, 2011, destructive wildfires consumed slave lake, alberta. Nasa slave lake fire and many others in alberta, canada.
On may 20, 2011, a firefighting helicopter crashed into the lesser slave lake near canyon. These fires have already been hellaciously destructive, the deadliest in a century or more, with at least 63 people dead in the camp fire alone, three more killed in the woolsey fire, more than 600 missing, thousands of. Firesmart is a provincial program based on wildfire mitigation practices and. A message from the lesser slave regional fire service chief p a g e 8 l e s s o n o n e. Replacing and rebuilding the lost homes and businesses will take a few years. I predicted terrible tornadoes and forest fires for april 1422 which happened, or especially may 1422 and perhaps even on june 1421. May 17, 2011 my heart goes out to everyone that lost there homes everyone that have no idea what they have lost and all the people that have not lost there homes but have lost a great part of the great town we. Biblical slavery and the lake of fire sep 01, 2016 even as the river of fire in daniel 7. The principles for the lesser slave lake region recovery are. Slave lake residents were directed to go to the community hall in westlock, the expo centre at northlands in edmonton and the multiplex in athabasca. Cnnwildfires in alberta, canada, have burned more than 700,000 acres of land and have forced 11,000 people to evacuate, according to the provinces government.
The conflagration, which originated 15 kilometres 9 mi outside of town as a forest fire, was quickly pushed past fire barriers designed to protect the town by 100 kilometres per hour 60 mph winds. The fire that sprang up southeast of slave lake on saturday was at first not considered an imminent threat to the town, though it was only 15 kilometres from the town site. Wildfire timeline may 1415, 2011 march fire season planning commenced. The lesser slave lake region is the jewel of alberta, where you come for a job and stay for the lifestyle. The lesser slave regional fire service is unique within the province, as a regional integrated and multijurisdictional volunteer fire department operated under one administration and command. The first european to visit the area of the presentday town of slave lake was david thompson who explored the area in 1799. People in fort mcmurray at the height of the fire were likely breathing lungfuls of toxins, schindler told the guardian. Usa geography quizzes fun map games sheppard software. When reading this report it is important to remember that whenever a system is tested. For residents of slave lake, the mass evacuation of fort mcmurray reminds them of the wildfire that devastated their community five years ago.
My property, business andor vehicle has been damaged as a result of the slave lake wildfires, what should i do now. In the spring of 2011 there were 146 recorded in the lesser slave river area alone. Mps return to ottawa to pass emergency covid19 funds. To return the region to its predisaster state, while ensuring that its communities are not socially, environmentally or economically disadvantaged by the. Lesser slave lake regional urban interface wildfire lessons.
One big difference will be the employment picture in the province between 2011 slave lake and 2016 fort mcmurray. A similar fire in slave lake took at least two years and the number of homes and businesses destroyed in fort mac is at least four times as high. Up to that point, some 36 hours from the start of the original fire in mitsue8km east of slave lake no one of the people in charge, town, md, fire department,srd,rcmp,any government had made a statement on the radio about the situation in the. Page name will display in the add this page window, the name can be changed by highlighting the text and entering the desired name. Survival location great slave lake, northwest territories, canada 100 miles.
The inferno destroyed up to 40% of the buildings of the town of 7000. Ibcs facts insurance regulators outside resources links state of the industry. These videos are rare looks at the fire closeup, including the burning of the ford dealership that day. Lake fms doug yearwood, took some video of the fires near slave lake on may 15th. The investigation into the cause of the slave lake wildfire took five. Two years later, cause of slave lake fire still not known. There are a number of large fires occurring throughout much of central and northern alberta, canada today and nasa s aqua satellite captured this image of them. The mcmillan wildfire which occurred during the 2019 wildfire season, remains under control and will be infrared scanned this spring. Fires likely to be selfextinguishing and new ignitions unlikely. The town of slave lake has already suffered major losses. During winters that plunge to 60below, and summers where a day lasts for months, the world gets downright bizarre. Yesterday afternoon, firefighters extinguished a small grass fire in the fawcette lake area. The sky was on fire is a coffeetable style book documenting the slave lake fires. A large wildfire burned through slave lake, alberta, canada and its surrounding area from saturday, may 14, 2011 through monday, may 16, 2011.
Deputy fire chief at gift lake volunteer fire dept. In todays presentation, pastor doug shares some facts that you might not have known about hell in a message titled, the lake of fire. The silo january, 21st 2020 0 comments calgary, alberta australian wildfire facts are being blocked from public distribution by the international fact check network ifcn, poynter institute and facebook. It has a full time fire chief, deputy fire chief, administrative assistant, and a maintenance officer. Fire permits are being issued and valid fire permits are allowed. The fire that ripped through slave lake in may was likely caused by arson, the province said on tuesday. Tolkos athabasca division in alberta suspends operations.
A woman who fled from the 2011 slave lake wildfire has penned realistic words of advice for. Slave lake fire station slave lake, alberta firehouses on. The town of slave lake s 3,479 households approximately 7,000 residents, the. As forest fires continue to rage each summer, were reminded that all it takes is a combination of dry, windy conditions and lightning strikes to turn small brush fires into massive, devastating blazes. Use caution and report wildfires immediately by calling 310 fire. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. The smoke from the fires has travelled across the us to the gulf coast, 3,400 km away. There are 112 active fires located in south of the great slave lake. No one knows how many bison there were, but the naturalist, ernest thompson seton, estimated their numbers at sixty million when columbus landed.
Any questions you have will be answered immediately. This post was followed in 1802 with another nw company post at grouard and yet another built on the shore of lesser slave lake south of dog island. Lesser slave lake regional urban interface wildfire. The first community, called sawridge, was renamed slave lake in 1923. All employees, other than those who have been identified as essential to asset protection, have been evacuated and sent home. The headquarters is located in the town of slave lake. Keep up to date on the wildfire situation by subscribing to the slave lake forest area wildfire update or download the free alberta wildfire app for apple or android devices. In prehistoric times millions of these animals roamed the north american continent from the great slave lake in northern canada, south into mexico and from coast to coast. The wildfire danger for the slave lake forest area remains at high dead dry grass will ignite easily and a wildfire will spread very quickly. View howard shaw s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of statistics canada. Throughout the region there are four fire stations, a full time fire chief, a full time deputy chief and seventy volunteer firefighters.
Following his brief visit, several fur trading posts were established around slave lake, with a hudsons bay company post established at the mouth of the lake. The wildfire danger remains extreme for the slave lake forest area, the government said. Northern alberta town of slave lake devastated by wildfire. A fire starts 15 kilometres east of slave lake, and spreads from zero to 500 hectares in less than three hours. Labour, occupation and industry details for this town. Mayor of fire ravaged alberta town promises more info to residents hope may be beyond the reach of many burnedout residents of slave lake, alta. The lake of fire audio wonders in the word amazing facts. The most devastating forest fires in canadian history. These organizations suffered substantial losses during the slave lake area fire that occurred on may 15. Estimated size of the fire is 217,000 hectares 536,218 acres. Released march 2007 and statistics canada catalogue no. A fire fighter from the strathcona fire department searches for hot spots at a destroyed neighborhood in slave lake, alberta may 16, 2011. The fire ban and ohv restriction came into effect in.
I headed to the only place that i believed would be out of the smoke, that being the area by wal mart. Since march 1, 2019 in the slave lake forest area, there have been 165 wildfires and 274,150 hectares burned. The main western part of the lake is a bowl with a surface area of 18,500 km 2 7,100 sq mi and a volume of 596 km 3 143 cu mi. May 01, 2017 the slave lake wildfire, which destroyed roughly onethird of the town of slave lake, alberta, burned through the town from may 14 to may 16, 2011. The lesser slave lake region is well acquainted with wildfires, as fire is a fact of life in. Go to the desired page on the site, open the weather shortcuts menu and click on the add to shortcuts button.
If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. Catastrophic slave lake wildfire served as wakeup call for alberta. Customers can call the tollfree emergency claims line at 1888cns6766. Alberta parks has instituted a fire ban in all provincial parks and protected. Discuss slave lake town, alberta, canada on our hugely popular canada forum. The official website of the md of lesser slave river no. It is a very popular program with limited amount of spaces due to the fact of the nature. A report released after the slave lake fire of may, 2011, made 21 recommendations geared.
A large wildfire burned through slave lake, alberta, canada and its surrounding area from. Fire danger is a relative index of how easy it is to ignite vegetation, how difficult a fire may be to control, and how much damage a fire may do. Swf049 is under control and has burned 273,045 hectares. In fact, as the fires approached, almost all sources of information. The lesser slave lake regional fire service worked to save the town and homes in the surrounding municipal district of lesser slave river no. Fire ban and ohv restriction lifted for fort mcmurray. May 15 2011 the fires of northern alberta burned 40% of the city of slave lake alberta. The stagg lake fire is about 22 km northeast of behchoko. Slave lake, alberta fire may not be the last of its kind.
The firesmart crew works as part of the lesser slave regional fire service as firefighters, as a helicopter attack crew by contract for alberta agriculture and forestry, and as a vegetation management crew in our region. Wildfires are devastating the community of slave lake, alberta, which is under an emergency evacuation order. Since march 1, 2017, the slave lake forest area has recorded seven wildfires and the total area burned is 0. The directors meet monthly on the second wednesday at 7. The wildfire danger in the slave lake forest area is low since the start of the 2020 wildfire season, zero wildfires have been recorded in the slave lake forest area the mcmillan wildfire which occurred during the 2019 wildfire season, remains under control and will be infrared scanned this spring. Howard shaw deputy fire chief gift lake volunteer fire. The chuckegg creek wildfire, burning in mackenzie county, in northern alberta. May 15, 2011 slave lake fire and many others in alberta, canada. Slave lake forest area wildfire update may 6, 2017. Future firefighter program md of lesser slave river. The national program provides disaster victims with onsite, quickresponse.
Slave lake fire damage from global 1 helicopter duration. The fire ban and ohv restriction still applies in the high level forest area. Fyre lake association has a fivemember board of directors elected by the membership in accordance with article v, section 3 of the corporation bylaws. The start of the fur trade in the lesser slave lake area was marked by the construction of a northwest nw company post at the mouth of the slave indian river in 1799. Slave lake lessons learned report summary of themes preparedness an advanced level of planning and preparation is required so that emergency response and recovery systems are scalable to address incidents of similar magnitude to the lesser slave lake regional wildfires.
Alberta news release tolkos athabasca osb division in slave lake, alberta, canada, has temporarily suspended operations as the province has issued an eighthour evacuation alert for the town. Its strengths are to be found in the generous serving of stories, pictures, and tales directly from those who experience it firsthand. Nearby chisholm, which experienced a devastating fire in 2001, also has a firesmart program. Municipal and provincial scholarship and bursary programs are offered yearly to. May 16, 2011 lake fms doug yearwood, took some video of the fires near slave lake on may 15th. How long will it take for fort mcmurray, alberta recover. Slave lake fire caused by arsonist open this photo in gallery.
Provincial operations centre poc goes to readiness level 2. Fast facts provided assistance to 3,534 individuals continuing to support more than 94 families office in slave lake opened in september 2011 to provide ongoing recovery assistance 90 youth and adults were trained to provide education in violence, bullying and abuse prevention provided workshops in dealing with trauma, anger. A fire department in lesser slave lake in canada accidentally ordered 300 worth of pizza from texas picture. Burnedout homes from mays wildfire are shown in an aerial view of slave lake, alta.
Coordination a clear and wellunderstood command structure is necessary to. The slave lake and district chamber of commerce is excited to announce the. He said the fire started on saturday at the far southeast point near mitsue lake. Slave lake lessons learned report emergency management bc. Family fun night continues to evolve from a focus on fire recovery to a sustainable community program. At the same time, the scale of the lesser slave lake disaster was unprecedented in albertas history. Canada wildfire what are the environmental impacts. Slave lake is committed to building opportunities by growing business, industry and population, while promoting ourselves and our exceptional quality of life. Fires north of the great slave lake in canada nasa. The town hall was completely gutted by the fire, as was the library and radio station. The town and the lake were named after the first nations people who lived there. Harris pointed to the blob on a map that delineates the fire that roared into slave lake.
Lessons learned from the slave lake fire may 2011 home. The great slave lake remains from a large postglacial lake along with other lakes such as the great bear and athabasca. Man found dead in fire west of slave lake unrelated to alberta wildfires. A large portion of slave lake burned to the ground sunday when winds gusting up to 60 mph pushed a wildfire through the northern alberta town, home to 6,700 people. The wildfire destroyed 374 properties and damaged another 52 almost 33%. Mission statement working together, building a better community. Slave lake disaster was unprecedented in albertas history. The town hall, library and radio station were completely gutted and 732 residents were left homeless. The name slave, which is more usually spelt slavey, has nothing to do with slavery. The national program provides disaster victims with onsite, quick response.
Nov 01, 2011 officials believe the slave lake fires were caused by arson, based on albertas investigation. The wildfire danger in the slave lake forest area is low. Fires are a known hazard mainly because small particles can damage lungs. The lesser slave lake regional recovery plan created in collaboration with the town of slave lake, the md of lesser slave river no.
A welldesigned community disaster relief program is very important. Wildfires force nearly 5,000 canadians out of their homes. Below, some fascinating facts about the animals that participating teams will be given to start their survival quest. The firesmart crew works as part of the lesser slave regional fire service as firefighters, as a helicopter attack crew by contract for alberta agriculture and forestry, and as. Currently the town of slave lake is not at threat of imminent danger, however due to extremely dry conditions and unstable fire. The citys hotels are packed with evacuees fleeing the fire in high level. Regional focus the disaster affected the town of slave lake, the municipal district of lesser slave river no. The forest fire began on the 14th and unexpectedly blew into the town late afternoon on the. Since the start of the 2020 wildfire season, zero wildfires have been recorded in the slave lake forest area.