Fires in Grande Prairie area with pumpjack - photo courtesy Alberta Wildfire

By Erika Rolling

Evacuation Alert

B.C.’s Peavine Creek wildfire crosses border into County of Grande Prairie

Jun 8, 2023 | 11:45 AM

As of Wednesday, the County of Grande Prairie officially declared the Peavine Creek Wildfire as crossed over into Alberta territory.

The County says as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday the fire was burning 5.5 km west of Preston Lake and issued an Evacuation Alert for the area of TWP RD 732, west of RGE RD 131, and south of TWP RD 742.

Photo Courtesy GPREP

Residents in the specified area are now to be on alert and prepare for the possibility of evacuation.

The Regional Fire Service and Horse Lake First Nation firefighters have been deployed to set up structural protection in select areas due to the wildfire.

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The fire is estimated at 1,250 hectares and is classified as out of control.

British Columbia’s Wildfire Service says there are two helicopters responding to the fire along with two initial attack units and one unit crew – consisting of 20-person teams specialized in sustained attack operations like installing hose and pump lines, burn operations, and removing fuel using chainsaws.

The County Fire Services also continues to monitor a second wildfire near Homestead, currently burning in Saddle Hills County.

However, this blaze has yet to cross into the County of Grande Prairie, for updates on this blaze click here.

The next scheduled public update from the County is planned for the morning of Friday, unless conditions change and there is a need for an earlier update.

County residents should stay tuned to Alberta Emergency Alerts in case of an evacuation, and anyone looking for updates, live maps, or more information, can click here.