Yellowhead County issues 2nd wildfire evacuation order

01-Jun-2025

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More Yellowhead County residents had to leave their homes on May 30, after the county issued a new wildfire evacuation order for two communities and expanded an existing order.

Shortly before 8:30 p.m. MT on May 30, the county told people living in the communities of Mercoal and Robb — each roughly 240 kilometres west of Edmonton — they have to flee. An out-of-control fire, that spanned 400 hectares around 9 p.m. MT Friday, burns just west of the communities, according to Alberta Wildfire's dashboard.

Firefighters have finished installing a sprinkler protection system in Mercoal and are setting up sprinklers in Robb and Peers, according to a Facebook post from Yellowhead County in the morning on May 31.