Cypress County goes from fire ban to fire restriction

Sep 1, 2021 | 12:11 PM

DUNMORE, AB – Cypress County has moved from a fire ban to a fire restriction, effective 9 a.m. on Sept. 1.

On its Facebook page, Cypress County Fire Services lists the fires that are allowed in a fire restriction.

Internal household fireplaces
Incinerators (for farm and acreage use)
Burning barrel (steel/metal drum no larger than 45 gallons with a heavy gauge metal screen having mesh size no larger than 6 millimetres.)
Solid fuel barbecues (charcoal briquettes)
Liquid fuel barbecues (propane and natural gas)
Recreational campfires (non-combustible unit 36 inches in diameter or less)
Chimeneas
Wood pellet smokers
Fires contained within approved facilities and appliances in designated camping and recreational areas

In a release, the county says all fire permits have been cancelled and today’s order amends any previous fire control orders.