Alberta Emergency Alert issued for wildfire east of Dunmore

Sep 21, 2025 | 1:14 PM

An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued for a wildfire east of Dunmore on Sunday afternoon.

The alert was issued at 12:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. It said the wildfire was threatening residential homes and the Cavan Lake regional campground.

An evacuation was called for those in the immediate area south of Highway 1 and along Range Road 40 to leave the area, utilizing Range Road 40 south to Township Road 114, if it was safe to do so.

This evacuation was later cancelled at 4:02 p.m. on Sunday, with evacuees able to return to their homes.

A representative with Cypress County confirmed that as of 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, 12 residences had been evacuated, no houses were impacted at that time, but some structures like quonsets had been.

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After the alert was called off Cypress County’s General Manager of Community Services and Director of Emergency Management Joe Cartwright issued a statement.

“We were able to contain the fire and prevent any loss of residences due to the extraordinary efforts of our firefighters and partners,”said Cartwright.

A witness at the scene said there was a large number of fire vehicles on scene including a helicopter.

HALO Air Ambulance also had a helicopter on site standing by if needed.

Recommendations from the alert had also advised those who couldn’t evacuate to seek shelter in an open area clear of trees, plants and flammable structures.

The alert had also said to seek medical attention if experiencing breathing difficulties.

Additional information and updates were available through the Alberta government website.

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Wildfire east of Dunmore on Sept. 21, 2025. Cam Clark/CHAT News

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by Jesse Gill

Alberta Emergency Alert issued for wildfire east of Dunmore

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