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Quick Thinking and High-Tech Tools Lead to Anzac Ice Rescue

Quick Thinking and High-Tech Tools Lead to Anzac Ice Rescue

Jan 23, 2025 | 5:49pm
Three Words Save Woman in Ice Rescue Near Anzac Fort McMurray, AB – An Anzac woman is safe thanks to a geolocation system and the quick response of Regional Emergency Services (RES) and local volunteer firefighters. On Jan. 9, the woman broke through the ice on Whiskey Lake, a small and remote body of water […]
Firefighters Prevent Spread of Blaze at Keyano College Residences

Firefighters Prevent Spread of Blaze at Keyano College Residences

Jan 5, 2025 | 3:55pm
Fire Damages Keyano College Residences, No Injuries Reported FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Regional Emergency Services (RES) responded to an early morning fire at Keyano College’s Reidel residences on Friday, January 3. Crews were dispatched to the complex, located near Franklin and Manning Avenue, around 1:30 a.m. Three pumper trucks, an aerial ladder unit, firefighters, and […]
Fire Razes Home on Fort McMurray 468 First Nation

Fire Razes Home on Fort McMurray 468 First Nation

Dec 16, 2024 | 5:37pm
House Fire Severely Damages Home in Fort McMurray 468 First Nation FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A house in the Fort McMurray 468 First Nation was severely damaged in a fire this weekend. On Saturday around 9 a.m., Regional Emergency Services received a 9-1-1 call about a fire on Lakeshore Drive at Gregoire Lake. Upon arrival, […]
RMWB to begin hazard reduction burns

RMWB to begin hazard reduction burns

Apr 9, 2024 | 5:57am
This week, Regional Emergency Services (RES) will be starting their wildfire hazard reduction burns. Crews will be conducting controlled burns in the Thickwood, Parson’s Creek North Access area, and the Wood Buffalo subdivision. If time and conditions allow, controlled burns may be conducted in other areas within Fort McMurray. Signs will be set up near […]
Regional Emergency Services urges residents to watch out for thin ice

Regional Emergency Services urges residents to watch out for thin ice

Dec 19, 2023 | 7:50pm
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is advising everyone to look out for thin ice. With Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo experiencing unseasonably warm weather and little snow, Regional Emergency Services (RES) is calling on residents to be extra cautious this winter. Fire Chief Jody Butz says when rivers freeze, ice may look thick enough […]
RMWB, Alberta Wildfire planning controlled burns in Fort McMurray

RMWB, Alberta Wildfire planning controlled burns in Fort McMurray

Oct 17, 2023 | 5:21am
Regional Emergency Services (RES) will be conducting a controlled burn this week. Fire Crews from RES along with Alberta Wildfire will be out at Morgan Heights and Harpe Heights in the Timberlea neighbourhood overseeing a hazard reduction burn to help reduce the wildfire risk in the area. The hazard reduction burns in Timberlea are planned […]

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