CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CALGARY FOREST AREA
The average wildfire danger in the Calgary Forest Area (CFA) is HIGH. The northern portions of the CFA are now LOW. Although the southern portions have now received some rain, it was not enough to substantially reduce the wildfire danger. The larger fuels are still quite dry and the wildfire danger in the south remains VERY HIGH to EXTREME.
The FIRE BAN remains effect for the southern portions of the CFA. A detailed map of the area and further info can be found on albertafirebans.ca. Under this FIRE BAN:
- 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.
- Wood campfires in designated campgrounds
- Wood campfires and backyard fire pits on private land
- Charcoal briquette barbeques
- Fireworks
- Exploding targets
Allowed:
- 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 Ban and the specific details.
Peace Officers have begun to issue written warnings and written violations ($600) for non-compliance within the FIRE BAN area. Patrols will continue for the duration of the FIRE BAN.
WILDFIRES IN THE CFA
There are currently no active wildfires in the CFA.
Since January 1, the CFA has responded to 138 wildfires which burned a total of 13.51 hectares.
VISIBLE SMOKE LIKELY -PRESCRIBED FIRE
Banff National Park is expected to ignite a large prescribed fire in the Dormer Valley as early as August 27th. It is likely that a smoke column or smoke will be visible from the Town of Banff, the Town of Canmore, Sundre and from the Forestry Trunk Road (Highway 40). Impacts to traffic are not expected.
Click here for a map of the closure area.
Banff National Park will be posting information on the prescribed fire on their Facebook page.
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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