I should have posted this a while ago, but better late than never. The Government of Alberta won an award from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (2016) for its response to the wildfire last year. Here is the link: http://www.leadershipawards.ca/en/winners/Pages/2016-winners.aspx
Here is a great video the government put together to support their submission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz8Cns7Vgk4&feature=youtu.be