The County of Grande Prairie has issued a fire advisory for the entire region, including the municipalities of Wembley, Sexsmith, and Beaverlodge.
Officials say the continuing hot and dry conditions with a lack of precipitation in the short term forecast prompted the advisory. The County’s advisory aligns with the fire advisory issued yesterday by Alberta Wildfire for the Grande Prairie Forest Area.
The county says existing fire permits are still valid, but Fire Services will be evaluating any new permit requests over as they come in over the next few days. Any burning without a valid fire permit, other than a campfire, is prohibited. Burning is never permitted when winds are forecasted to reach 12 kilometres per hour or higher.
