Stay safe this hunting season and remember to completely extinguish all campfires used for warming and cooking and ensure that your OHV is kept clean and debris free.
Fire Hazard
Wildfire Preparation
Firefighters, heavy equipment, aircraft and support resources have all been strategically placed throughout the Peace River Forest Area in preparation for any new wildfire starts.
Please call 310-FIRE to report wildfires as soon as possible so that these resources can be dispatched expediently.
Active wildfires in the area
(1 ha is 100 metres by 100 metres or approximately the size of 2 football fields)
There have been 116 wildfires in the Peace River Forest Area this fire season (with just over 327 hectares burned) and all but two of them have been extingushed. PWF 011 and 015 have each been turned over to the landowner at this time.
Completely extinguish your campfires
Be sure to completely extinguish your campfire before leaving it unattended. Soak it with water, stir it and soak it again. Repeat this process until the ashes are cool to the touch.
- All campfires should be burned within a fire pit ring with a non-flammable material such as clean sand underneath.
- Ensure that there is no dry grass or other flammable material around the ring.
Keep your OHV clean
With hunting season upon us, the use of OHV's has recently increased. Please remember that the hot areas on your OHV can collect dried grasses and other debris and start a wildfire.
- Please clean your quad regularly throughout the day and carry a bucket with you to help in the event of a starting a wildfire.
- Stop frequently and check behind you for hot spots.
- If you start a fire with your OHV, call 310-FIRE immediately.
Before you burn it, get your permit
Beginning March 1st and until October 31st, all burning activities in Alberta’s Forest Protection Area, excluding campfires, require a fire permit.
- Fire permits are free and available at your local Agriculture and Forestry office. You can call 780-624-6190 for more information or to obtain you free fire permit.
- Please check the weather forecast and ensure the forecasted winds will be within the conditions on your permit before burning.
For more information
- Bookmark the Peace River Wildfire Update and check for updates anytime or subscribe to have it emailed to you
- Download our app, available forAppleandAndroid devices.
- You can also find us on
- Facebook,Twitter
- Youtube
- or visit www.wildfire.alberta.ca
Or contact:
Crystal Burrows - Wildfire Information Officer
(780) 618-6215
crystal.burrows@gov.ab.ca
Report Wildfires 310-FIRE