CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CALGARY FOREST AREA
Extreme temperatures and dry conditions continue in the Calgary Forest Area (CFA). A few small weather systems moved through the northern portions of the CFA, but the precipitation coverage was very spotty. Although there is a risk of thunderstorms again today, it will again likely be insufficient to reduce the wildfire danger. We can expect it to continue to climb in the coming days.
A FIRE RESTRICTION REMAINS IN EFFECT
As of 10:00 a.m. August 9, a FIRE RESTRICTION is in effect across the entire CFA. Please see albertafirebans.ca for a detailed map of the impacted area.
This FIRE RESTRICTION will remain in effect until conditions improve or further escalation is required.
Wildland Firefighters, patrol staff and Peace Officers will be visiting sites throughout the CFA to ensure there are no campfires in the FIRE RESTRICTION area (unless in designated campgrounds).
Under this restriction:
- Existing fire permits are suspended
- All outdoor fires presently burning under permit must be extinguished, unless approved to continue by a Forest Officer
Prohibited:
- Wood campfires on public land -this includes all random camping areas on crown land.
Allowed:
- Wood campfires within designated campgrounds in an engineered campfire ring
- Wood campfires and backyard fire pits on private land
- Charcoal briquette barbeques
- Propane or natural gas fueled appliances
- Indoor wood fires
- Open flame oil devices
Visit our wildfire.alberta.ca to see the Ministerial Order authorizing this Fire Restriction and the specific details.
WILDFIRES IN THE CFA
There are currently no active wildfires in the CFA.
Since January 1, the CFA has responded to 123 wildfires which burned a total of 13.18 hectares.
SMOKE CONCERNS
Several municipalities across southern Alberta are being impacted intermittently by smoke and poor air quality. Please be aware that this smoke is not being produced by any active wildfires in Alberta. FireSmoke.ca is a service that can produce forecasts of hourly ground-level concentrations of smoke from wildfires.
If you have health related smoke concerns, please call Alberta Health Services at 811.
WILDFIRE DASHBOARD
The wildfire dashboard provides up-to-date wildfire information at the click of a button. This interactive tool displays important statistics on the number of active wildfires in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta, sizes, locations, suspected causes and more.
The dashboard builds on the former wildfire status map by displaying the most frequently accessed information in one convenient location.
MORE INFORMATION:
Anastasia Drummond
403-818-0938
anastasia.drummond@gov.ab.ca
RELATED INFORMATION
Websites:
- Alberta Wildfire
- Alberta Fire Bans
- FireSmart in Alberta
- Alberta Emergency Alerts
- Air Quality Health Index
- Wildfire Smoke and Your Health
- 511 Road Reports
- Emergency Preparation
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