Residents of rural southern Alberta are fleeing their homes Tuesday as the Kenow wildfire expands faster than officials had expected. Cardston County declared a state of emergency shortly after 1 a.m. overnight, saying in an alert to residents, "Fire has left Waterton Park and has entered the county." People in the county are being evacuated in all areas between Waterton Lakes National Park and Range Road 281 (Highway 800), and from the U.S border north to Township Road 40. RCMP officers are going door to door with Parks Canada staff to alert residents they need to leave their homes. However the fire's northern flank was also being "aggressively" attacked by firefighters, said Parks Canada area commander, Rick Kubian.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2017 09:16 UTC