The fire danger is moderate. Under these fire danger conditions, fires generally will creep with open flame and spread along the surface of the ground with the occasional tree igniting.
Because vegetation is drying and many outdoor activities such as crop harvesting, hunting and outdoor recreating are underway. Do your part to prevent a wildfire, know the fire danger before starting work each day, check local fire restrictions and adjust or postpone operations as necessary. When grass and vegetation is dry, any spark could ignite a fast spreading wildfire in windy conditions.
To report smoke or flame in the forest call 310-FIRE (3473).
Wildfire Situation
So far this year, 105 wildfires have been reported in the Grande Prairie Forest Area, burning nearly 434 hectares, all wildfires have been extinguished.
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.
Fire Permits
During wildfire season, you are required to have a fire permit to burn within the Forest Protection Area (FPA), with the exception of a campfire.
Get a free fire permit by contacting your local forestry office or using the online Fire Permit Portal.
Contact your local fire guardian or visit a Forestry office for a permit. Albertans living outside the FPA must contact their municipality or local authority for more information about fire permit requirements for burning. If you are planning on burning debris, it’s important to keep safe burning practices top of mind. Check your burn site for heat multiple times in the following weeks to ensure it has not reignited. Burning is not permitted during windy conditions.
Spirit River (780) 814 1983
Valleyview (780) 524 6576
County West (780) 814 1648
Wildfire Prevention
Did you know that driving your vehicle off the trail can start a wildfire? A build-up of vegetation around the exhaust and engine hot spots can smolder and fall off into dry grass, starting a wildfire. Carry a small fire extinguisher, a collapsible shovel and water. These tools can help extinguish a wildfire and safely dispose of hot debris.
When wildfire danger is low to moderate, updates will be issued weekly. However, when the danger escalates to high or extreme levels, updates will be provided daily if fires are active and/or out of control. Expect your next wildfire update on October 1, 2024, unless conditions change.
Kelly Burke | Wildfire Information Officer
(780) 832-7235
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