Grass fire burned 3 homes in Samson Cree Nation, Ermineskin Cree Nations

Grass fire burned 3 homes in Samson Cree Nation, Ermineskin Cree Nations

A wildfire in central Alberta burned down three homes Friday, before firefighters from multiple departments were able to get the flames under control.

Grass fire burned 4 homes in Samson Cree Nation, Ermineskin Cree Nation – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

An ashen wooded area stands mere feet from Flora Northwest’s home on Samson Cree Nation. She is thankful it is still standing. She had taken half a day off of work Friday to bring her grandson into town. On their way home, she said her grandson spotted wildfire. The flames were high and spread quickly, Northwest said. She […]

Three homes lost in Friday grass fire

A firefighter battles a grass fire on Friday afternoon. Facebook/Samson Cree Nation.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } Three homes were destroyed Friday (April 25) after a large grass fire. SCN Emergency Management said two homes were lost in Ermineskin and one in Samson. Several abandoned buildings were also affected. Fire crews contained the blaze by 7:17 p.m. and reopened local roads around 9:30 p.m. Firefight…