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Farm and acreage : a guide to reducing the risk from wildfire [2024]

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Provides information for farmers and residents on acreages to assist in reducing the risk from wildfire. Topics covered include: fire permits, safe use of burn barrels and burning of grass,... More ≫

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Provides information for farmers and residents on acreages to assist in reducing the risk from wildfire. Topics covered include: fire permits, safe use of burn barrels and burning of grass, stubble, piles and windrows, building a FireSmart home, preventing wildfires caused by off-highway vehicles, fall and winter wildfire prevention, farm, ranch, and woodlot practices for wildfire prevention, evacuation planning, and wildfire insurance.

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Pelican Mountain prescribed fire : Slave Lake Forest Area

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Notice of possible prescribed fires to be carried out approximately 12.5 kilometres southwest of Sandy Lake as a test to examine fire behaviour in various FireSmart treatments.

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Alberta wildland urban interface guidelines

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Operating guidelines for sharing resources to help fight wildfires in a wildland urban interface (WUI) outside the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. The guidelines provide response procedures for... More ≫

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Operating guidelines for sharing resources to help fight wildfires in a wildland urban interface (WUI) outside the Forest Protection Area of Alberta. The guidelines provide response procedures for municipal firefighters, private contractors and Government of Alberta employees. They also set reimbursement process for personnel, apparatus, and specialty equipment and establish minimum standards for apparatus, training, and experience of personnel pre-deployment.

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Alberta wildfire payment directive

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This directive establishes payment rates for emergency hire personnel not covered under contracts or wages, and fireline equipment not covered by the Alberta Road Builders & Heavy Construction... More ≫

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This directive establishes payment rates for emergency hire personnel not covered under contracts or wages, and fireline equipment not covered by the Alberta Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association Equipment Rental Rates Guide.

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Fire ban system approved activities list : a guide to levels of fire activity restrictions in Alberta

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A reference table providing a side-by-side comparison of the level of permission allowed for specific fire activities under the various fire restriction categories of Alberta’s fire ban system.

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Alberta wildfire’s seasonal statistics

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Provides Alberta wildfire season statistics.

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Canada-Alberta transfer payment agreement on the Implementation of the National Action Plan to end gender-based violence

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On November 8th, 2022 at the 40th Annual Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for the Status of Women, ministers endorsed the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based... More ≫

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On November 8th, 2022 at the 40th Annual Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for the Status of Women, ministers endorsed the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence; a ten-year, collaborative approach to ending gender-based violence. The Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada is funding provinces and territories to supplement and enhance services and supports within their jurisdictions to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors. The purpose of the agreement is to support Alberta's implementation of the National Action Plan based on our specific context and priorities.

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Potential Serious Incidents (PSIs) reporting : PSI NAICS sector report 2021

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and occupations of injured workers. Reports are provided by industry sectors, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System.

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Potential Serious Incidents (PSIs) reporting : PSI NAICS sector report 2022

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and occupations of injured workers. Reports are provided by industry sectors, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System.

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Red flag : the adoption of the Red Flag Watch and Red Flag Warning nomenclature in AWCC fire weather forecasts

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Fact sheet explaining the adoption of the Red Flag Watch and Red Flag Warning into fire weather forecasts from the Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre. The Red Flag concept, established by the... More ≫

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Fact sheet explaining the adoption of the Red Flag Watch and Red Flag Warning into fire weather forecasts from the Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre. The Red Flag concept, established by the National Weather Service in the United States, is intended to provide situational awareness messaging for wildfire personnel and the public that a hazardous fire environment is developing and reinforce the need for heightened vigilance.

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