Safety & prevention
Stay ahead of the fire.
Out here the season turns dry fast, and the wind does the rest. A few minutes of prevention saves a property. This page is where the seasonal advisories and the FireSmart guidance live.
When the status strip turns
What a fire ban means.
The strip at the top of every page shows the current state for the town and the county. Here is what each level means on the ground.
Conditions are getting dry. Open burning is still permitted, but use caution and watch the wind. Permits may be restricted.
Open burning is restricted. Safe wood campfires in approved pits may still be allowed. Check before you light.
No open fires at all. Permits are paused until the ban lifts. This is the serious one.
Current status follows albertafirebans.ca and the Alberta Emergency Alert feed. When in doubt, do not burn.
Guidance
Prevention, by topic.
Burning this season?
Get a fire permit before you light. It keeps your burn legal, on record, and checked against the current ban.
Apply for a permitFireSmart for farm and ranch
Defensible space, yard cleanup, and the practical steps that protect a rural property from wildfire.
Coming soonBurn-barrel and open-burning rules
What you can and cannot burn, and the conditions set under Fire Bylaw 983-22.
Coming soonFireSmart and open-burning detail pending from Brendan. The bylaw rules and the seasonal advisory copy go here.