The average wildfire danger across the Calgary Forest Area (CFA) is HIGH with some areas trending into the VERY HIGH particularly in southern portions of the area. Some areas received scattered precipitation over the weekend which helped to decrease the wildfire danger in the short term.
ACTIVE WILDFIRES IN THE CFA
CWF-081 was EXTINGUISHED at 0.6 hectares.
Since January 1, the CFA has responded to 81 wildfires which have burned 64.21 hectares.
FIRESMART
An estimated 90 percent of homes damaged or destroyed by wildfire are ignited by embers. Download the FireSmart Yard Fact Sheet for practical and simple actions you can take on your property to reduce the risk of a wildfire reaching your home.
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 and more.
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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