Fire Control Order #2020-001: FIRE RESTRICTION LIFTED
1.
The Fire
Chief, pursuant to By-Law No. 8-2013, and pursuant to the Forest and Prairie
Protection Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, HEREBY:
a)
Removes restrictions under County of Barrhead Fire Control
Order #2020 – 001.
2.
The
following activities have been re-instated:
a)
All fire
permits issued for fires;
b)
Lighting of
outdoor fires; and
c)
Discharging of Fireworks.
For those
lands within the municipal boundaries of the County of Barrhead not included
in a current Provincial Fire Control Order.
3.
For greater
certainty:
Fire
Restrictions imposed under Fire Control Order #2020-001 are hereby revoked,
and
Fire
Permits issued for burn barrels and other fires are no longer suspended for
those lands within the municipal boundaries of the County of Barrhead not
included in a Provincial Fire Control Area.
4.
This Fire
Control Order comes into effect at 12:00 p.m. on the 21st day of May
2020.
Fire Permits are required year round in the County of Barrhead - Click here for the 2020/2021 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
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fire permits will now be issued by phone. 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.
