Alberta imposes ban on sweeping fire

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Alberta imposes a ban on sweeping fire to keep the province safe from expected forest fires. The announcement was made in the memory of last year’s Slave Lake fire that grounded up to 350 houses in the northern Alberta town.

According to Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Diana McQueen, the expected wildfires across Alberta are very serious in nature. Therefore, it is important to take all the precautionary measures to keep most of the land safe.

On Monday, McQueen said: “Unfortunately, most of the wildfires we are fighting right now appear to be human-caused and therefore were 100 per cent preventable.”

Spokeswoman Whitney Exton says for a number of people, the ban might seem more encompassing than they would like, but they are allowed to cook and warm in engineered receptacles.

“It does cover an extensive portion of the province, but most of the province is rated high to extreme and that’s why it’s so encompassing,” she added.

As the wildfire season begins, around 300 firefighters are constantly trying to put the fire off. Authorities are struggling near Grassland, north of Edmonton, Bonnyville, northeast of Edmonton and Lodgepole, southwest of Edmonton to set off the three deadliest fires.

Exton said: “There are no wildfires burning in the southern Rockies area. There were four wildfires that started within the last 24 hours that were quickly extinguished thanks to the quick work of our firefighters. Fire bans are one tool we can use to help reduce the number of human-caused wildfires, which are 100 per cent preventable.”