The remaining seven evacuation orders for the Philpott Road Fire have been downgraded to evacuation alerts and five other properties on “Our Road” have been removed from evacuation alert.
The following Evacuation Orders have been rescinded and are now Alerts:
And the following Evacuation Alerts have been rescinded:
For safety information about returning home after a wildfire, visit www.cordemergency.ca/resources.
Residents returning home on the Falcon Ridge Water System are under a boil water advisory and Stage 2 watering restrictions.
The Emergency Support Services reception centre will be closed today, unless otherwise needed.
Residents on evacuation alert should be prepared to leave their homes again on short notice, if fire conditions change. To view a detailed map showing properties that are on alert, please visit www.cordemergency.ca/map.
The fire remains estimated at 465 hectares and is now 50% contained.
Recreational use of crown land, including hunting, is prohibited in the vicinity of the Philpott wildfire area.
For the latest information visit www.cordemergency.ca.