Since the snow melted, a series of hot spots have flared up on the eastern edge of the fire perimeter, an area where the soil is rich in peat moss.Peatland — or bog — fires present a particular challenge to firefighters. Sunday will bring warm temperatures and winds out of the southwest to southeast which could challenge the 76 wildland firefighters assigned to the blaze.Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new articles by email. This aids crews protecting power line poles west and south of the Town. Wildfire and Structural firefighters were active on controlling hotspots along the fire perimeter in the priority areas around High Level. The fire burned out of control for 70 days, eventually spreading south into Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement, about 70 kilometres south of High Level.As of Wednesday, the fire risk in the High Level area is considered high. To mark the occasion, a new exhibit highlighting the events of the fire last spring is now on display at the Mackenzie Crossroads Museum and Visitor Centre. Municipal firefighters and heavy equipment responded, with structure protection established as possible to the south of the fire. "We were anticipating this and we had been patrolling all through the winter," Ostendorf said. The main direction of spread remains away from town. High Level AB is in serious trouble.
"Unfortunately now, just the landscape in that area, we are faced with the issue of some of these spring hot spots popping up." The Chuckegg Creek Fire — unofficially known as the High Level fire — scorched more than 350,000 hectares,It was first detected on May 12, 2019. "With the snow-free conditions, we've seen some of these areas of ground fire resurface." (See below for details on the Chuckegg Creek wildfire). With current weather conditions firefighters have been effective due to lighter winds out of the northeast. That is expected to change Sunday when the winds will be out of the south, southwest, and northwest accompanied by warmer temperatures, 80F (27C). A year after start of Chuckegg Creek wildfire, new hot spot flares up "We would like to reassure our community that Alberta Wildfire is doing everything in their ability to keep this fire under control and extinguish all these hot spots. Extreme fire behaviour was observed on the north and west sides of the fire, away from the town. There are currently 20 active wildfires in the High Level Area. She has nearly a decade of experience reporting behind her. The weather also created challenges along the established fire guard. "Fire can really dig deep into peat moss," Ostendorf said.
The Chuckegg Creek Fire (known unofficially by some as the High Level Fire) is now 230,000 hectares in size, up from 127,000 hectares yesterday.
Share your stories with Wallis at wallis.snowdon@cbc.caIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onA wildfire that raged out of control in northern Alberta for months, forcing thousands of people from their homes last spring, is again showing signs of life. The goal is to eliminate fuel by burning to make it more difficult for the fire to make a run into the town if pushed by a southwest or west wind.The weather forecast for High Level, Canada predicts winds out of the northeast or north-northeast through Saturday, which should make it possible for firefighters to continue the burnout or construct firelines on the east and northeast sides of the fire. They highlight the northern portion of the Chuckegg Creek Fire in Northern Alberta that has burned 130,000 hectares (321,000 acres).The photo we posted yesterday and the one above utilize the bands of light that are visible to the naked eye and are what you would see if you were flying over the fire 50 miles above the ground.The false color image below uses bands that minimized the appearance of smoke, enhanced water vapor in the pyrocumulus, and highlighted heat from the fire.“This really highlights just how important multispectral imaging is for those of us interested in seeing fire effects and extent on the ground.
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