As of May 20, 2025, at 2 p.m., Saddle Hills County has downgraded the Fire Ban to a FIRE ADVISORY.
This Fire Advisory is in place for all non-Forest Protection Areas. A Fire Ban remains in place for the Grande Prairie Forest Area, which includes Cotillion Park, Hilltop Lake, and Spring Lake campgrounds.
Prohibited
- Burning of brush piles or windrows
- Fireworks and exploding targets on Crown Land
Not Recommended
- Open burning of dead grass, bales, and stubble.
Allowed with Caution
- Campfires in non-combustible manufactured firepits
- Charcoal briquettes in approved barbeques
- Portable propane firepits
- Gas or propane stoves and barbeques
- Catalytic or infrared style heaters
- Wood fires in an enclosed facility or device, which has a chimney with a spark arrestor
- Burning barrels, with a minimum distance of 30m from structures and 6m from other combustible materials
- Burning of hand-piled agricultural brush and wood debris, max 2 cubic meters
- Off-Highway vehicles
Under this Advisory new permits will be issued on a case-by-case basis, and only for essential purposes.
To check for Fire Advisories, Fire Restrictions and Fire Bans, visit albertafirebans.ca
The Fire Advisory will remain in effect until conditions improve.