Fire Ban in Effect

Due to the increasingly dry conditions and higher fire danger ratings, the FIRE RESTRICTION has been upgraded to a FIRE BAN, for Saddle Hills County. 

This applies to all areas outside of the Forest Protection Area, including private land, crown land, and recreational areas.

Prohibited

All outdoor wood fires, including burning barrels, wood campfires be it on private land or in County campgrounds, campfires in back country or random areas, BBQ charcoal briquettes, fireworks and exploding targets, and burning of brush piles, windrows, or other debris.

Allowed 

Propane/natural gas powered appliances, open flame oil devices, such as turkey deep fryers or tiki torches, and indoor wood fires contained within a device with a chimney and spark arrestor. All appliances must be CSA approved and used per manufacturer's standards. 

This FIRE BAN will remain in place until conditions improve. Fire danger levels will be reviewed daily and may be downgraded subject to available firefighting resources and fire weather conditions.

We expect the FIRE BAN to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires in Saddle Hills County, while allowing residents and visitors to enjoy outdoor activities as much as possible.

CPFTA Graduation

Image of graduating class
Shown in photo (from left to right) is CPFRC Fire Chief Brian Kroes, CPFRC Lieutenant Ian Zan, new Firefighter Kyle Miller, new Firefighter Ashleigh Wiggins, new Firefighter Austin Hagberg, new Firefighter Tim Bellamy, CPFRC Lieutenant Rochelle Dufour, and Saddle Hills County Manager of Protective Services Brice Daly. Missing from the photo is Birch Hills County Fire Chief Tom Morgan.

The Central Peace Fire Training Academy held a graduation ceremony on Saturday, March 26th at the Rycroft AgriPlex, for its four newest recruit Firefighters (shown in center of photo). The recruits attended numerous training nights over the past 16 weeks including a day of live fire training at the training facility in Wanham, to achieve the NFPA 1001 Level 1 training standard. Three of these new recruits have since joined Central Peace Fire Rescue and one has joined Saddle Hills County’s Happy Valley Fire Department. The training program is a joint training initiative between Birch Hills County, CPFRC (Central Peace Fire Rescue Commission), and Saddle Hills County.

Contact Us

Saddle Hills
Junction of Hwy 49 & Secondary Hwy 725
RR1, Spirit River AB
T0H 3G0
T. 780-864-3760
Fax 780-864-3904
Toll-free 1-888-864-3760
frontdesk@saddlehills.ab.ca

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