Additional firefighters arrive, fire risk remains high as Alberta prepares for warm weather

Firefighters in Alberta are preparing for increased fire activity as warm weather returns on the weekend. Wednesday afternoon, the number of wildfires in Alberta had dropped from 88 to 78. Both days, 24 were classified as out of control. So far this year, 421 wildfires have burned 410,000 hectares and government officials say the fire risk in the province remains high. "For context, that's about double the average area burned for the entire wildfire season, and it's only May 10," said Christie T