Lac La Biche Forest Area

As of March 1, permits are required for any burning with the exception of a campfire, in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta.

You can apply online for your free fire permit and you can contact the Lac La Biche Forest Area office (780-623-5388) if you have any questions.

WILDFIRE SITUATION

Since January 1, 2023, there has been one wildfire in the Lac La Biche Forest Area burning approximately 0.01 ha. Wildfires can happen during the winter/spring if conditions are right. You should be aware of your surroundings and ensure you always have sufficient firefighting equipment in case your fire escapes.

PROVINCIAL WILDFIRE INFORMATION

Since January 1, 2023 in the Forest Protection Area, there have been 16 wildfires burning a total of approximately 3 ha.

To view active wildfires in the Lac La Biche area on a map, visit the Alberta Wildfire status page.

WILDFIRE SURVEY

Alberta Wildfire is looking for your input! We want to know what information is important to you and how we can best deliver it. Please take the time to fill out this short survey regarding how you receive wildfire information to help ensure we are delivering the information that matters to Albertans.

Link: your.alberta.ca/wildfire-information-survey

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FITNESS TESTING

New and returning wildland firefighters will be taking on the WFX-Fitness test in the coming weeks as firefighters start to join the Lac La Biche Forest Area for the wildfire season.

WINTER BURNING

Wildfire season started March 1, all winter burning projects should be extinguished with the exception of campfires. However, if your winter burn project has extended into fire season we ask that you get your free burn permit. You can do this by calling into the Lac La Biche office at (780) 623-5388 or by going online.

Following safe burning practices is always in season and it can help prevent holdover fires that can start spring wildfires. Although snow helps reduce the risk of the fire burning into the ground, we recommend that you regularly check your winter burning sites to ensure that the fire is out.

You can do this by:

-walking your site and feeling the ground with your hand for heat

-looking for any visible lingering smoke patches or spots of melting snow

-rolling over any debris and checking for hotspots

-soaking any remaining hotspots with water and stirring up the ashes until it's cold to the touch

If fires aren’t properly put out, they can burn underground in the ice and snow and under the right conditions, these fires can re-emerge as wildfires in the spring.

To assist the Lac La Biche Forest Area, please let us know if you plan any large-scale burning by contacting the office (780) 623-5388.

WILDFIRE SEASON

Forest Officers were busy last week checking our SAC (Sacramento) weather gauges where we check to see how much precipitation the area received over the fall and winter months in preparation for the upcoming fire season.

WILDFIRE INFORMATION

The newly designed wildfire website is available wildfire.alberta.ca.

You will still be able to access popular pages such as the wildfire status page, but with some new features including a live calling link for the 310-FIRE reporting service when accessing the website from your mobile device.

Download the Alberta Wildfire app today and get access to accurate, real-time information on wildfires in your area. You can also find information on fire advisories, restrictions and bans across the province and much more all on your mobile device.

Available for Apple and Android.

Before heading out, please check albertafirebans.ca to determine whether there are any fire advisories, fire restrictions or fire bans in effect for your destination.

For more information please contact:

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