Slave Lake Area Update

Slave Lake Forest Area Wildfire Update - Firefighters burning grass

Posted on Mon, Mar 25, 2019

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Wildfire danger 

The wildfire danger is LOW in the Slave Lake Forest Area.

Firefighters burning grass

Over the next several weeks, firefighters will be burning areas of dry grass in and around many communities in the Slave Lake Forest Area. Burning will help to remove the dangerous build-up of dry grass that becomes prominent around many communities in the spring.

This afternoon firefighters will be burning along highway 88, approximately five  kilometres north of Slave Lake.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Wildfire Information Officer Leah Lovequist 780-849-0945.

Have you burned this winter?

Take the time to go back and revisit your winter burns to ensure they are extinguished. Snow will not put out a fire. A fire left smouldering can continue to burn under the snow all winter long and re-emerge as a wildfire in the spring.

Follow these tips to prevent wildfires this spring:

  • Spread remaining material within the pile and soak with water as required.
  • Check the area and ensure both heat and smoke are no longer being produced by the pile – it should be cool to the touch.
  • Check your burn site multiple times in the following weeks to ensure it has not reignited.

Please report your winter burn locations to Slave Lake Forest Area Wildfire Technologist Russell Murphy by calling 780-849-7457.

Click here for more information on winter burning.

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Fire Permits are required

From March 1st to October 31st, a fire permit is required for any type of burning in the Forest Protection Area. A campfire for cooking or warming does not require a fire permit.

To request your free fire permit call your local Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Office:

Slave Lake/Red Earth/Trout/Peerless/Loon 780-849-7377

Wabasca 780-891-3860

High Prairie 780-523-6619

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If you have any questions please contact

Leah Lovequist

Wildfire Information Officer

Mobile: 780-849-0945

Email: Leah.Lovequist@gov.ab.ca

Keep up to date on the wildfire situation by subscribing to the Slave Lake Forest Area Wildfire Update or download the free Alberta Wildfire app for Apple or Android devices.

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