Rocky Mountain House Area Update

The wildfire danger in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area is LOW. 

The fire restriction has been removed as of June 22, 2023. 

Report smoke or fire in the forest by calling 310-FIRE (3473). 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE FOREST AREA UPDATE

Since January 1, 2023, there have been 58 wildfires in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area, burning a total of 120,929 hectares (ha). 

ACTIVE WILDFIRES

South African firefighters join their Alberta counterparts at a dozer guard. 

PEMBINA WILDFIRE COMPLEX - EWF031/039, RWF034/040

EWF031 was detected on May 4 and is located 18 km west of Lodgepole, 5 km northwest of Brazeau Dam and 1.5 km south of Edson. The fire is classified as being held and is 204,318 ha in size.

There are 155 firefighters and 65 support staff being shared between the Pembina Complex of fires. There are 52 pieces of heavy equipment, and 18 helicopters assigned to the complex. 

Personnel from Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are working together on this fire. An Incident Management Team from Australia is managing the Pembina Complex.

EWF039 is classified as being held and is 165 ha in size. 

RWF034 is located near the O'Chiese Reserve and classified as being held. The fire is currently estimated at 87,492 ha in size.

Firefighters continue to work at extinguishing hot spots along the western edge of this wildfire.

RWF040 is classified as being held and is 5,089 ha in size.

Firefighters continue to work at extinguishing hot spots within the wildfire's perimeter. 

Please visit the Edson Forest Area Update for more details on the Pembina Complex.

Lightning in the area may cause new wildfire starts. Lightning-caused wildfires can smoulder in the ground for a few days before becoming active and visible. This is called a "holdover" fire. Alberta Wildfire follows weather forecasts and tracks each lightning strike using a tracking system. This allows them to pinpoint where there are areas that have been heavily impacted by lightning. They then send out firefighters to patrol these areas.

PROVINCIAL WILDFIRE UPDATE 

Since January 1,2023, in the Forest Protection Area, there have been 664 wildfires burning a total of 1,439,721 ha.

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.

WILDFIRE INFORMATION

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.