FIRE BAN AND OHV RESTRICTION NOW IN EFFECT
Download the new Alberta fire ban app, available for Android and Apple devices, to make planning your next outdoor adventure a breeze!
Features include:
- Push notification settings for specific geographic areas.
- Three distinct categories - fire bans, restrictions and advisories.
- Up-to-date data sourced directly from provincial fire authorities.
- Provides data from last time opened even without data or WiFi.
WILDFIRE UPDATE (current as of 5 pm on May 25)
The wildfire danger level remains EXTREME in the Peace River Forest Area. The dry grasses and forest vegetation pose an especially high hazard in windy conditions. Please exercise extreme caution.
Slightly more favorable conditions have been forecasted for the area tomorrow with the temperatures expected to lower to the high teens, and the relative humidity expected to climb to 30%. Unfortunately, the winds are expected to pick up and blow in from the west at 25 km/hr with gusts up to 50 km/hr tomorrow. Thunderstorms have been forecasted for the area as well, so the potential for numerous new lightning caused fires will continue to be a concern over the next few days. Check our wildfire weather forecast for more details.
There was one new fire today. It has been extinguished at 0.01 hectares in size. There are currently 6 active wildfires in the Peace River Forest Area.
- PWF 31 is in the Paddle Prairie area and is under control at 3.30 hectares in size.
- PWF 34 is located west of the Hamburg area and is now being held at 1,168.00 hectares in size. Numerous crews, aircraft and heavy equipment will continue to work towards extinguishing this fire in the coming days.
- PWF 35 is now under control at 0.50 hectares in size in the Hotchkiss area.
- PWF 38 is under control at 0.01 hectares in size west of Dixonville
- PWF 42 is under control at 0.01 hectares in size west of Dixonville
- PWF 44 is under control at 0.03 hectares in size west of Dixonville
For more information on the location of wildfires in the province including status definitions, please visit our wildfire status map.
For more information on the wildfire situation across the province of Alberta, visit: wildfire.alberta.ca.
DO YOUR PART TO PREVENT WILDFIRES
Before you burn it, get a permit
Fire permits are now all suspended and no new fire permits will be issued until further notice.
Use campfires responsibly
Until further notice, NO campfires are permitted within the Forest Protection Area (of Northern Alberta) as per the fire ban above.
Off-Highway Vehicle Restriction
Until further notice, the use of off-highway vehicles for recreational use on all public lands in northern Alberta is being restricted to help prevent the spread of wildfires.
Call 310-FIRE to report wildfires.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- Bookmark the Peace River Wildfire Update and check for updates anytime or subscribe to have it emailed to you
- Download our apps, available for Apple and Android 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 (3743)