Alberta's wildfire season will start early again this year.
It officially begins March 1 and fire permits are required for any burning.
You can get a free permit by contacting your local Agriculture and Forestry office. Fire permits are required for all burning except campfires outside the Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray from March 1 to October 31.
This includes:
- Allison Bay IR#219
- Anzac
- Dog Head IR#218
- East Draper Road
- Fort Chipewyan
- Fort Fitzgerald
- Fort McKay
- Gregoire Lake Estates
- Gregoire Lake IR#176
- Saprae Creek
- Smith Landing IR#196
Inside the Urban Service area contact:
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo - 780-792-5519
Outside the Urban Service Area contact:
Agriculture and Forestry office - 780-743-7125
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firepermits.alberta.ca - Toll Free: 310-0000
Make Sure it's Out!
Now is also the time to check your fall and winter burn sites. Prod with a metal pole and feel for heat to help determine if your fire is extinguished or if it's still burning underground.
If you're out snowmobiling or ice fishing or winter camping, please remember to put your campfires out. Don't assume they will go out on their own because it's winter! That's not true - Mother Nature won't put your fire out - that's your job! Soak it, stir the ashes, and soak it again. Fires that dig into the ground now will be very hard to extinguish later in the spring.