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SUMMER 2016
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ONE DAY
FEATURE
ONE DAY
MAY3
• Mandatory evacuation order at 6:49 p.m. for all of Fort McMurray
• 11 response teams activated across Suncor
(ie: Oil Sands, East Tank Farm, Sales & Marketing, Pipelines, Field Logistics, Crisis Management Team)
• Family Response Centre is activated
MAY19
• Air quality at Firebag and Fort Hills within permissible limits. Favorable wind conditions
MAY 16
• Fire estimated at 284,214 hectares • Second evacuation of Base
Plant begins
• Orderly shutdown and evacuation
of Base Plant and Syncrude
• Wind and smoke shifts towards Firebag and Base Plant
MAY 10
• Risk assessment for re-entry completed by Suncor leaders
MAY 5
• Evacuation focuses on moving out all non-essential workers at Fort Hills and Firebag
• MacKay River and Firebag conduct safe shutdown of operations
• Suncor evacuation ights operate until 3 a.m. • Fort McMurray Airport closes
• Concern of potential loss of cellular and
internet service; satellite phones sent to site • Suncor pay continuance announced
MAY 13
• Personal belongings and vehicle call centre opens
MAY1
• Fire identi ed southwest of Fort McMurray
MAY 2
• Local state of emergency declared at 9:57 p.m.
• Regional Emergency Operations Center (REOC) activated
MAY4
• Fire estimated at 10,000 hectares
• Provincial state of emergency declared
• Base Plant conducts safe shutdown. In situ
operations run at reduced rates
• Evacuation of civilians begins
• Suncor greeters set up at Suncor hubs in
Calgary and Edmonton to welcome and
assist evacuees
• Highway 63 opens and closes sporadically
for general traf c
• Communication to displaced employees begins
via Suncor.com and social media
MAY 15
MAY 8
• Planning for mobilization begins
MAY12
• Mobilization of workers and restart of regional assets
• Fire holding at 229,000 hectares
• Employee Family and Assistance Program counsellors
dispatched to Base Plant, Firebag and Fort Hills
• Temporary commuting arrangement available for
Suncor employees and contractors displaced from their home in the region
MAY 18
• Evacuation of non-essential personnel completed