The average wildfire danger across the Calgary Forest Area (CFA) remains HIGH. While some sections in the northern portions of the forest area did receive precipitation from passing thundershowers over the long weekend, it was not widespread across the area. The southern portions of the forest area received little to no precipitation and combined with the extreme temperatures over the past week, the wildfire danger continues to climb.
FIRE ADVISORY
The FIRE ADVISORY in the Calgary Forest Area remains in effect. Under this FIRE ADVISORY:
No new fire permits will be issued. Existing permits are still valid until the expiry date and all conditions must be followed.
During this FIRE ADVISORY the following are still allowed:
- Safe wood campfires in designated campgrounds, backyard fire pits and in random camping areas on public land
- Portable propane fire pits
- Gas or propane fueled stoves and barbecues
- Catalytic or infrared-style heaters
- Charcoal briquettes
Safe wood campfires must be within a metal, brick or rock fire ring. They are required to:
a) be on rock, gravel, sand or other non-combustible surface that extends at least one metre around the fire
b) have a responsible person in attendance to keep the fire under control at all time and extinguish before leaving
c) have on hand enough water to fully extinguish the fire
Fireworks and exploding targets are prohibited.
The FIRE ADVISORY will remain in effect until conditions improve or there is a need for further escalation. Campfires are currently allowed, but may be restricted in the coming weeks.
WILDFIRES IN THE CFA
There are currently no active wildfires in the CFA.
Since January 1, the CFA has responded to 119 wildfires which burned a total of 13.14 hectares.
SMOKE CONCERNS
Several municipalities across southern Alberta are being impacted 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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