Calgary Area Update

Calgary Forest Area Wildfire Update - October 17, 2022

Posted on Mon, Oct 17, 2022

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CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CALGARY FOREST AREA

The average wildfire danger in the Calgary Forest Area (CFA) remains HIGH. The beautiful fall weather has allowed forest fuels to further dry out. The wildfire danger is expected to remain elevated until we receive regular rainfall or until snow falls.

A FIRE ADVISORY remains in effect for the Calgary Forest Area. Fire permits are only being issued on a case-by-case basis.

Fire Advisory 1


WILDFIRES IN THE CFA

There is currently one active wildfire in the CFA.

CWF-167 is now classified as UNDER CONTROL at 2 hectares and was caused by lightning.  Crews remain onsite working to extinguish this wildfire.  It is expected that the area will be scanned this week to identify and extinguish any remaining hot spots.

CWF-167 Bridge

Since January 1, the CFA has responded to 168 wildfires which burned a total of 16.23 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.


MORE INFORMATION:

Anastasia Drummond
403-818-0938
anastasia.drummond@gov.ab.ca


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