The Fire Chief, pursuant
to By-Law No. 8-2013, and pursuant to the Forest & Prairie Protection
Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, HEREBY:
a)
PROHIBITS all campfires
and other open fires or charcoal briquettes in the back country or random
camping areas; and
b)
SUSPENDS all new fire
permits issued for large burning, brush piles and windrows.
All municipal
campgrounds are closed; therefore, campfires are not permitted at these
locations.
No fire permits will be
issued for the duration of the Fire Restriction, as per the Forest &
Prairie Protection Act.
2.
For greater certainty,
THIS ORDER does not apply to:
Safe fires which are contained in
cooking and heating appliances and which are fueled by fluids or gases;
Approved burn barrels / incinerators or
backyard and campground fire pits;
Residents are encouraged to postpone burning; however, if
they choose to burn in an approved burn barrel, backyard fire pit or
under an existing permit, extreme caution must be taken.
Existing
fire permits – may continue burning until the need for a full fire ban
is required.
3.
This Fire
Restriction will remain in effect until downgraded or lifted by the proper
authority of the County of Barrhead. Contact the Barrhead Regional Fire
Department at 780-674-2087, should you have any questions regarding the Fire
Restriction.
Fire Permits are required year round in the County of Barrhead - Click here for the 2021/2022 fire guardian listing.
Types of burns requiring a permit:
Burn Barrels or Incinerators
Brush Piles (Hand-Piled or Machine-Piled)
Yard Clean-Up/Debris
Dry Grass/Stubble
Swaths/Windrows
Bales
Old Buildings
Root Piles or Rows
Slab Piles
Smokehouse
Smudge/Sweat Lodge
Phone BEFORE You BURN - 780-674-2087
For ALL Fires other than Burn Barrels
Residents are requested to phone their fire guardian or the fire hall to receive their fire permit.
Authorization will be given over the phone and you will be required to contact the Fire Hall
(780-674-2087) prior to starting the burn.
BEFORE YOU BURN:
PHONE 780-674-2087
•Please CALL THE DAY BEFORE LIGHTING THE FIRE.
NOTE: If you plan to light the fire on a Sunday or a Monday, call on the Friday prior.
•If there is no answer at the number – PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE with the following information:
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PROVIDE WHEN YOU PHONE:
Reminder: If there is no answer, please leave a message with all the information.
1. Your name and phone number, and cell phone number if you have one,
2. Your Fire Permit Number,
3. The legal land location of the fire (Example: Northeast corner of NE 14-61-6-W5M),
4. The approximate time you are starting the fire, and the approximate time the fire will be extinguished (FIRES MUST BE EXTINGUISHED BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF YOUR FIRE PERMIT),
5. A brief description of the fire (Example: 3 Brush piles)
(Reminder: Don’t phone in for burn barrels.)
NOTE: A permitted fire is required to be under control and supervised.
The purpose of phoning before you light your permitted fire is to improve the effectiveness of the Fire Department and to reduce costs and dangers.
If the Fire Department receives a call from 911 saying that there is a fire, the Fire Department is legally bound to respond.
Valuable time can be saved if the Fire Department knows ahead of time when fires are lit, what type of fire is burning, who is responsible for it, and how to easily get in touch with the landowner.
The information you provide will be posted on the message board at the Fire Department.
The location only of the fire will be posted on the Fire Department’s Facebook page to inform the Fire Fighters about the permitted fires that are burning in our County.
PLEASE NOTE: NAMES AND ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE POSTED ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S FACEBOOK PAGE.
Check with your Insurance Agent to ensure that you have adequate insurance to cover both property loss and fire fighting costs.
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