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Ministerial Order 11/2023 [Forestry, Parks and Tourism]

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Ministerial Order enabling a fire ban that applies to all public land, including land in the backcountry and in random camping areas, and on all privately owned land, within the following Fire... More ≫

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Ministerial Order enabling a fire ban that applies to all public land, including land in the backcountry and in random camping areas, and on all privately owned land, within the following Fire Control Zones: Fire Ban in FCZ p/o 6 north of the Red Deer River, 7-15 and 40-41 Note FCZ 13, 14, 40 and 41 are added to the ban from the previous MO-09-2023.

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Ministerial Order 08/2023 [Forestry, Parks and Tourism]

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Ministerial order enabling a fire restriction that applies to all public land, including land in the backcountry and in random camping areas, and on all privately owned land, within the following... More ≫

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Ministerial order enabling a fire restriction that applies to all public land, including land in the backcountry and in random camping areas, and on all privately owned land, within the following fire control zones: a. Fire Control Zone 13, b. Fire Control Zone 14, c. Fire Control Zones 16-34, inclusive, and d. Fire Control Zones 40-46, inclusive.

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Ministerial Order 09/2023 [Forestry, Parks and Tourism]

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Ministerial Order enabling a fire restriction that applies to all public land, including land in the backcountry and in random camping areas, and on all privately owned land, within the following... More ≫

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Ministerial Order enabling a fire restriction that applies to all public land, including land in the backcountry and in random camping areas, and on all privately owned land, within the following Fire Control Zones: a. Those parts of Fire Control Zone 6 lying north of the Red Deer River, b. Fire Control Zones 7,8,9,10, 11 and 12, and c. Fire Control Zone 15.

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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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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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Bow Valley human-wildlife coexistence status report 2019

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Highlights the work and activities completed by the various agencies operating in the Bow Valley in relation to the Bow Valley Human Wildlife Coexistence Roundtable Recommendations. Activities... More ≫

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Highlights the work and activities completed by the various agencies operating in the Bow Valley in relation to the Bow Valley Human Wildlife Coexistence Roundtable Recommendations. Activities represented within this summary extend to March 2019.

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Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program - Clearwater trail

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In response to the damage caused by the 2013 flood, Environment and Parks is leading the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This work aims to restore... More ≫

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In response to the damage caused by the 2013 flood, Environment and Parks is leading the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This work aims to restore damaged trails, while simultaneously making them sustainable for the future. This fact sheet looks at work done on the Clearwater trail.

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Backcountry trail flood rehabilitation program : Diamond T Loop trail

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on... More ≫

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This fact sheet describes work that has been done to restore the Diamond T Loop Trail in Kananaskis Country.

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Backcountry trail flood rehabilitation program : Elbow Valley trail over Canyon Creek

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on... More ≫

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This fact sheet describes work that has been done to restore the Elbow Valley trail over Canyon Creek.

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Backcountry trail flood rehabilitation program : Etherington Creek PRA

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on... More ≫

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The Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program was launched following the 2013 flooding in southern Alberta, to support the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This fact sheet describes work that has been done to restore trails in the Etherington Creek Provincial Recreation Area.

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