The overall wildfire danger in the Calgary Forest Area (CFA) is now LOW. Once again, we have experienced widespread and substantial precipitation across the forest area. Although warmer temperatures are expected next week, it will take several days of drying to increase the wildfire danger.
LONG WEEKEND WRAP UP
Although the vast majority of long weekend campers were compliant, our staff still had to extinguish almost 30 campfires that were left unattended or abandoned. Thank you to those who properly and completely extinguished their campfires!
Otherwise the long weekend was filled with celebration. Thank you to those who participated in events across the forest area and to those who were responsible forest users!
WILDFIRES IN THE CFA
There are currently no active wildfires in the CFA.
Since January 1, the CFA has responded to 104 wildfires which burned a total of 12.99 hectares.
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.
FIRE PERMITS
If you live in the Forest Protection Area and are planning on doing any burning, you will need a fire permit. You can request your fire permit online through a new portal. Fire permits help us to track what is burning on the landscape. If you're burning without a fire permit or outside fire permit conditions, your fire is considered a wildfire. By getting a permit before burning, you help keep our firefighters free to fight real wildfires instead of responding to the smoke in your backyard.
To request a fire permit online, visit the new portal. You will need a MyAlberta Digital ID to access the portal. Please note that you can still request your permit from the Calgary Forest Area main office by calling 403-297-8800.
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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