West-central Alberta experiencing average wildfire season

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The Rocky Forest Area has had 43 fires pop up resulting in just 8.42 hectares scorched. 

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The Edson Forest Area has had 92 fires so far this year, with 1,300 hectares charred. A bulk of the area burned is due to a fire sparked by lightning near Hinton in June that has razed 1,274 hectares. 

The majority of fires started at the beginning of the fire season, particularly during the month of May, with conditions being drier due to plant life not greening up. However over the past few weeks things have started to slow down. 

As of Wednesday afternoon there were 12 wildfires burning across the province, with no new starts in the past 48 hours. 

Gagnon added that even though the wildfire conditions have been not as high in terms of fire danger lately, Albertans are reminded to make sure campfires are fully extinguished and cool to the touch before they are left.

“Everyone wants to enjoy the forest area, we want Albertans to enjoy the forest area, we just want them to be safe and cautious when using their campfires.” 

Currently the fire danger is low for the Edson Forest Area, and moderate for the Rocky Forest Area.