Please view the map below to determine whether your land or the area that you wish to travel to is within Northern Sunrise County or Sustainable Resource Development as each area has different Fire Bans on right now.

• NSC/SRD Fire Boundary Map260.78 KB

Residents Living within NSC's Fire Protection Area:

If you live in Northern Sunrise County and are outside of the Sustainable Resource Fire Protection Area, the following applies to you:

Burn Barrels:

1. Must have a valid fire permit from Northern Sunrise County 
2. As per your permit no fires are permitted if winds exceed 12 Km per hour and/or the fire hazard index exceeds HIGH
3. You must have a screen for the top of the barrel and a 1 mtr clearing around the barrel with a non-combustible material like gravel.

Fire Pits:

1. You do not need a fire permit for a fire pit
2. The fire pit must be enclosed with a screen on top
3. No fires are permitted if winds exceed 12 Km per hour and/or the fire hazard index exceeds HIGH

Residence are urged to review fire permits and to check with fire conditions to prevent responsibility for a wild land fire.




Residents Living within SRD's Fire Protection Area:

If you live in Northern Sunrise County and are inside the Sustainable Resource Fire Protection Area, the following applies to you:

1. The Fire Ban prohibits the lighting of outdoor fires, fireworks, and the use of portable campfires.  In addition, all outdoor fires currently burning, whether set under the authority of a fire permit or not, must be extinguished.  All fire permits issued under the Forest and Prairie Protection Act are suspended in the ban area.
2. The fire bans does not apply to lands within cities, towns or villages or federal lands where there are no fire control agreements,  Many municipalities already have fire bans or prevention notices in their jurisdictions.  Current Fire Ban information is available at  www.albertafirebans.ca
3. The ban does not affect fires contained within:

• a cooking or heating appliance, other than portable campfires, which are fuelled by fluids or compressed gas;
• an engineered fire receptacle in designated camping and recreation areas;
• walled tents with air tight stoves with proper screening as approved by a forest officer, and
• industrial facilities or on industrial sites as approved by a forest officer.

Please visit the following website for the complete news release from the Government of Alberta.

• http://alberta.ca/NewsFrame.cfm?ReleaseID=/acn/201205/323234DC7380F-E076-B021-1353F098B0862D4F.html