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.
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.
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
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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