KTB Photography: A couple comforting each other, while police patrol the area to round up people.
KTB Photography: A couple comforting each other, while police patrol the area to round up people.

 

All photos belong to Kevin Tuong and KTB Photography. He gave us written consent to share these powerful images he captured of the situation at hand. You can visit his website here. (http://www.ktbphotography.ca/)

 

ktb image

 

KTB Photography: Large amounts of water in the Anzac evacuation station
KTB Photography: Large amounts of water in the Anzac evacuation station

 

KTB Photography: A convoy of buses heading towards the Anzac evacuation station to evacuate people to Edmonton
KTB Photography: A convoy of buses heading towards the Anzac evacuation station to evacuate people to Edmonton

 

KTB Photography: The fire turns the smoke and clouds orange about 30-35km south of Fort McMurray at 11pm.
KTB Photography: The fire turns the smoke and clouds orange about 30-35km south of Fort McMurray at 11pm.

 

KTB Photography: Fire makes glows undereath the thick smoke clouds. View is from Anzac
KTB Photography: Fire makes glows undereath the thick smoke clouds. View is from Anzac

 

KTB Photography: An abandoned evacuation bus along HWY 63
KTB Photography: An abandoned evacuation bus along HWY 63

 

KTB Photography: Evacuee's waiting for the buses to arrive.
KTB Photography: Evacuee’s waiting for the buses to arrive.

 

KTB Photography: Evacuee's looking towards the massive smoke cloud in Fort Mac
KTB Photography: Evacuee’s looking towards the massive smoke cloud in Fort Mac

 

KTB Photography:
KTB Photography: Cots are now empty as most people have evacuated, though some still remain.

 

KTB Photography: Cots were set up in almost any space possible.
KTB Photography: Cots were set up in almost any space possible.

 

FOR MAC

HELP FORT McMURRAY

On May 3, 2016, at 5:00 pm MDT a large wildfire burning southwest of Fort McMurray resulted in the mandatory evacuation of 12 communities in the city’s area. Over 29,000 people were affected by the evacuation, marking Alberta’s largest evacuation for a wildfire.

 

KTB Photography: A view from a tiny beach front in Anzac.
KTB Photography: A view from a tiny beach front in Anzac.
KTB Photography: Anzac firetruck sped by us.
KTB Photography: Anzac firetruck sped by us.
KTB Photography: The smoke cloud seriously looked like a mountain. Later on, images from the air would say that the smoke was roughly 35-40K feet high.
KTB Photography: The smoke cloud seriously looked like a mountain. Later on, images from the air would say that the smoke was roughly 35-40K feet high.
KTB Photography: Police vehicles for scale...
KTB Photography: Police vehicles for scale…
KTB Photography: There were many impromptu fueling stations set up all over the highway to help those in need of gas.
KTB Photography: There were many impromptu fueling stations set up all over the highway to help those in need of gas.
KTB Photography: Smoke coverage was extremely vast and covered a super large area.
KTB Photography: Smoke coverage was extremely vast and covered a super large area.
KTB Photography: The smoke cloud got a cloud hat.
KTB Photography: The smoke cloud got a cloud hat.
KTB Photography: Oil tankers were sat just past the checkpoint, carrying fuel specifically for firetrucks and emergency personel
KTB Photography: Oil tankers were sat just past the checkpoint, carrying fuel specifically for firetrucks and emergency personel
KTB Photography: I don't know what happened here, but a red truck and this large caravan had a major accident along HWY63
KTB Photography: I don’t know what happened here, but a red truck and this large caravan had a major accident along HWY63
KTB Photography: Taken at a police checkpoint, which was the most northerly accessible area on the south side of Fort Mac. At some point, a convoy of roughly 100 cop cars went through.
KTB Photography: Taken at a police checkpoint, which was the most northerly accessible area on the south side of Fort Mac. At some point, a convoy of roughly 100 cop cars went through.
KTB Photography: People queuing for the first of many buses to Northlands
KTB Photography: People queuing for the first of many buses to Northlands
KTB Photography: boarding the bus
KTB Photography: boarding the bus
KTB Photography: A child wrapped in a blanket while waiting to get on a bus..
KTB Photography: A child wrapped in a blanket while waiting to get on a bus..
KTB Photography: There were a lot of trucks just like this one, packed with water and fuel, ready to offer help to anyone in need.
KTB Photography: There were a lot of trucks just like this one, packed with water and fuel, ready to offer help to anyone in need.
KTB Photography: Father & Son
KTB Photography: Father & Son

 

— @IsTylerJordan

quite the cutie

 

HELP FORT McMURRAY

On May 3, 2016, at 5:00 pm MDT a large wildfire burning southwest of Fort McMurray resulted in the mandatory evacuation of 12 communities in the city’s area. Over 29,000 people were affected by the evacuation, marking Alberta’s largest evacuation for a wildfire.

FOR MAC

Filed under: Anzac, Fort Mac, Fort McMurray, Kevin Tuong, KTB Photography, Tyler Jordan, YMM, YMMFire