Calgary Forest Area News Today

Alberta and most of the country have had relatively few fires to start the fire season, thanks to cooler temperatures and moisture. But higher temperatures and high winds have many concerned more wildfires are on the way.

A four-hectare fire detected north of Ghost River on Wednesday night is now considered held.

As Western Canada prepares for whats expected to be an intense season for wildfires, a company thats built firefighting equipment for more than 100 years says it has a new tool that will make a difference on the ground.

Wildfire officials keeping an eye on Albertas forests say theres been an alarming number of fires, with most of them found in the Calgary Forest Area over the long weekend.

As Alberta prepares for what's expected to be a busy fire season ahead, many municipalities are restricting fire activities.

Alberta Parks is tentatively planning to burn 260 hectares of forest in the Ribbon Creek drainage in Kananaskis this year.

Alberta Parks is tentatively planning to burn 260 hectares of forest in the Ribbon Creek drainage in Kananaskis this year.

The burn is part of a larger 7,900-hectare prescribed fire plan broken into phases in K-Country to try to prevent the spread of wildfires this summer

“It’s been a real concerted effort on the part of forestry and other ministries to battle with the pine beetle but getting help from Mother Nature with a few good cold snaps has helped, too.”

Alberta has around 100 lookout stations — each location is equipped with a fire spotter who tries to identify smaller wildfires before they become a larger threat.