Alberta's provincial government declared a state of emergency on Saturday as tens of thousands of hectares continued to burn.
"After reviewing the province's current situation and our response options, we declared a provincial state of emergency to protect the safety, health and welfare of Albertans," Premier Danielle Smith said about meeting that afternoon with the province's Emergency Management Cabinet Committee.
"As the current situation continues to evolve, I have great confidence that Alberta is prepared to manage whatever comes our way," Ellis said. "We are looking forward to a brief reprieve possibly in the next few days as cooler weather comes up through the province. That may give firefighters a chance to catch their breath and we're happy to welcome additional firefighters today from Ontario and Quebec."The situation has been described as unprecedented by Tucker.
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