The Wildfire danger for the Peace River Forest Area is expected to be LOW tomorrow and likely throughout the week. Temperatures are to be cool with scattered thundershowers passing through. Please check the weather forecast daily for more information.
Before you burn it, get your permit
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Fire permits are free and available at your local Agriculture and Forestry office.
- Call 780-624-6190 for information and a free fire permit.
- Please check the area weather forecast and ensure the winds will be within the conditions stated on your permit before burning.
- Stay up to date by checking the daily fire weather forecast about wildfire hazard in your area.
How do Off-highway vehicles start wildfires? Off-highway vehicle (OHV) exhaust is extremely hot, reaching temperatures of 204 Celsius, the flash point for most forest fuels. When riders travel through wet areas, muskeg can build up on the exhaust and next to the engine hot spots. As the rider travels, the muskeg dries out and is ignited by the hot engine. These burning pieces of muskeg fall off into dry grass causing a wildfire.
Thanks for doing your part to prevent wildfire.
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 for Apple and Android devices.
- You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube
Information contact:
Kelly Burke - Wildfire Information Officer
780 832- 7235
Fire Bans and OHV Restrictions
- For information on advisories, restrictions and fire bans in the province, please visit http://
beta.albertafirebans.ca/ and check municipality websites for updates.
Evacuations and Closures
- Sign up for the free emergency alert app to get up to the minute alerts and updates on evacuations and other emergencies in the province pushed to your device.
- Please visit www.emergencyalert.alberta.ca for a listing of all evacuations currently in effect in Alberta.
- For information on how you can prepare yourself for the event that an evacuation is necessary, visit www.aema.alberta.ca/72-hour-emergency-kit.
- Please help firefighters by doing your part to prevent human caused wildfires and help response time by calling 310-FIRE