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 Current Fire Ban/Advisory Status

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Effective June 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.    

Fire Bans & Fire Advisories

Fire Ban Lifted Notice June 14, 2025

Thorhild County monitors fire hazard year round in order to determine the risk of wildfire.  A fire ban is an order issued by the provincial government and/or the County to restrict the use of fire in areas of high hazard.  The order describes what types of fire are allowed or may in fact entirely prohibit the use of any fire.

Click here to find out what you can or can't do during an Advisory, Restriction or Ban.

The general description of the five levels is as follows:


No Restriction

Safe campfire are allowed on public lands, private campgrounds and backyard firepits. 
The use of barbeque or charcoal briquette are permitted. The use of burn barrels/incinerators are permitted.
Any burning other than a campfire requires a permit.
Fireworks and exploding targets are permitted.


Fire Advisory

Safe campfires are allowed on public lands, private campgrounds and backyard firepits.
The use of barbeque or charcoal briquette are permitted. The use of burn barrels/incinerators are not permitted.
All existing fire permits are cancelled and no new permits will be issued.
Fireworks and exploding targets are permitted.


Fire Restriction

No campfires on public lands, private campgrounds or backyard firepits are allowed.
The use of barbeque or charcoal briquette are permitted. The use of burn barrels/incinerators are not permitted.
All existing fire permits are cancelled and no new permits will be issued.
Fireworks are allowed by permitted organizations only.  Exploding targets are not permitted.


 Fire Ban

No campfires on public lands, private campgrounds or backyard firepits are allowed.
The use of barbeque or charcoal briquette are not permitted. The use of burn barrels/incinerators are not permitted.
All existing fire permits are cancelled and no new permits will be issued.
Fireworks and exploding targets are not permitted.


Forest Area Closure
Portions of the forest are closed and no access is permitted for public safety concerns.


A complete list of Provincial Fire Bans or the current level of restriction in the County can be obtained by visiting www.albertafirebans.ca


 

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Emergency Alerts will appear below when active.

tornado watch changed

### Area: (Woodlands Co. near Fort Assiniboine Timeu and Topland, Co. of Barrhead near Thunder Lake and Holmes Crossing, Co. of Barrhead near Neerlandia Bloomsbury and Vega, Co. of Barrhead near Barrhead and Lac la Nonne, M.D. of Lesser Slave River near Chisholm and Cross Lake, Westlock Co. near Larkspur Fawcett and Jarvie, Westlock Co. near Westlock and Clyde, Yellowhead Co. near MacKay Wildwood and Evansburg, Lac Ste. Anne Co. near Mayerthorpe and Sangudo, Lac Ste. Anne Co. near Cherhill and Glenevis, Lac Ste. Anne Co. near Onoway and Lac Ste. Anne, Parkland Co. near Entwistle Fallis and Tomahawk, Parkland Co. near Wabamun Carvel and Keephills, Parkland Co. near Spruce Grove and Stony Plain, Sturgeon Co. near Rivière Qui Barre and Villeneuve, Sturgeon Co. near Legal and Mearns, Sturgeon Co. near Morinville Volmer and Big Lake, Leduc Co. near Warburg Thorsby and Pigeon Lake, Leduc Co. near Calmar and Devon, Brazeau Co. near Drayton Valley and Breton, Co. of Wetaskiwin near Pigeon Lake, Co. of Wetaskiwin near Alder Flats and Winfield, Ponoka Co. near Rimbey Bluffton and Hoadley, Ponoka Co. near Crestomere, M.D. of Greenview near Fox Creek, Yellowhead Co. near Edson and Sundance Prov. Park, Yellowhead Co. near Peers and Niton Junction, Woodlands Co. near Benbow and Windfall, Woodlands Co. near Carson-Pegasus Prov. Park, Woodlands Co. near Goose Lake, Woodlands Co. near Whitecourt and Blue Ridge, Big Lakes County near Swan Hills)

tornado watch changed

### Area: (Brazeau Co. near Cynthia and Lodgepole, Yellowhead Co. near Minnow and Wolf Lakes and Elk River, O'Chiese 203 Res. and Clearwater Co. near Sunchild Cree Res., Brazeau Co. near Brazeau Dam)

tornado warning changed

### Area: (Brazeau Co. near Cynthia and Lodgepole, Brazeau Co. near Drayton Valley and Breton)

tornado warning in effect

At 5:06 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Wednesday, Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for South Central Alberta. Extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Wolf Lake, Cynthia and Brazeau Dam. Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible. Area: (Brazeau Co. near Cynthia and Lodgepole)

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