Parkland County Fire Hazard Level updated to Fire Restriction Level

Please be advised that Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Restriction, effective May 17 at 3 p.m.

• Fire hazard conditions are at a level where fires can start and grow quickly. No open burning fires or major burn operations are allowed.

• Safe, recreational fires in approved fire pits, burn barrels/incinerators with screens, as well as gas/propane stoves, barbeques and fire bowls are allowed.

• Major burn, outdoor fire, and consumer fireworks permits are cancelled at this time, and no new permits will be issued. 

Using a Fire Pit? Know the Rules:

• 3m clearance from structures and combustibles

• Max 0.6m high / 1.5m wide

• non-combustible construction only

• on bare ground or non-combustible base

• not near utilities or overhead wires

Supervise your fire at all times and completely extinguish your fire when finished.

Learn more on our Fire Hazard Levels webpage.

For more information on how you can make your home and neighbourhood more resilient to fire, visit www.parklandcounty.com/FireSmart.

Please be advised that Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Ban, effective immediately.

• No outdoor fires are permitted until further notice, including wood burning recreational fire pits, burn barrels/incinerators, and charcoal briquette barbecues.
• Gas and propane appliances such as barbecues, stoves and fire bowls/tables are allowed as well as Wood Pellet BBQ, Smokers, and Stoves.
• All fire permits are suspended or cancelled, and no new fire permits will be issued.

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Restriction.

• Fire hazard conditions are at a level where fires can start and grow quickly. No open burning fires or major burn operations are allowed. 
• Safe, recreational fires in approved fire pits, burn barrels/incinerators with screens, as well as gas/propane stoves, barbeques and fire bowls are allowed.
• Major burn, outdoor fire, and consumer fireworks permits are cancelled at this time, and no new permits will be issued.

Parkland County Fire Services celebrated the graduation of its 2025 recruit class on April 8, recognizing 20 new firefighters as they officially joined the service.

If you burned piles this winter, be sure to check on them and extinguish any hot spots immediately. Outdoor winter fires can smolder underground, even beneath snow and ice. When warm and windy spring conditions arrive, dry grass can ignite into what's known as a 'holdover fire' and spread quickly.

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to No Restriction.

This October, Parkland County Fire Services achieved a major milestone, becoming the only Canadian fire department selected to participate in the Fire Department Exchange (FDX) program, hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona, by the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ (IAFC) — and only the second Canadian department ever to take part.

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Advisory.

Parkland County is now under a Fire Ban.

Fire Services warns residents that a fire restriction or ban may be coming if conditions do not improve. Open fires are allowed with permits, but residents are reminded to be extra vigilant.