Category: Fire Services

Athabasca County strives to respond to fire permit requests within five business days. Due to the Holiday office closure next week (December 25th-27th) and the influx of current requests, we can not guarantee that all requests will be approved before December 25th. If you wish to have a fire permit by next week, please submit…

Edit 3:40pm: the Wildfire is now under control. Thank you for your patience. A wildfire is currently active near Highway 63 and Township Road 660. There is heavy smoke in the area. Fire Crews are on-scene. Please avoid the area if possible. An update will be made when new information is available.

Athabasca County Fire Services delivers an essential public service, helping make Athabasca County a safer place to live, work, and play. The services provided by Athabasca County Fire Services are essential in responding to fire, rescue, and emergency situations, fire prevention, public education, and in responding to life threatening emergency medical situations in an assistance…

Athabasca County is pleased and excited to announce that Mr. Travis Shalapay has been hired as the Regional Fire Chief for Athabasca County effective July 24th, 2023. Mr. Shalapay has 15 years of progressive leadership experience in both municipal and industrial settings. Mr. Shalapay brings to the County over 20 years of volunteer firefighter experience…

The fire continues to be deemed HELD by Alberta Forestry and Parks. For a fire to be classified as under control, ground crews will need to put water at least 30 feet into the burn area around the entire proximity of the fire. This process takes a few days. An update will be given once…

The fire has been deemed HELD by Alberta Forestry and Parks. Firefighting activities are still being done and are covering hotspots. The dozer guard around the fire is complete. The patrol operation activity for the fire guard crews is still high. The fire has burned 2536 hectares. Sprinkler protection of the nearby properties has been…

Jackfish/Camping Lake Fire Update May 7th AM A flare up occurred overnight but was quickly contained Dozer crews are aiming to have the fire guard built around the entirety of the fire today. The resources committed by the Province have made a significant impact in containing the wildfire. SRD has 3 attack crews (24 ground…

The fire is now about 60% contained and holding. There has been no fire advancement to the North-West. Ground crews continue to maintain their ground. An additional request for waterbombers has been made. Please avoid the area. Crews require the roads and space to ensure they can work effectively and safely. Please do not fly…

Fire crews continued to hold the fire overnight and the situation remained consistent from yesterday. The fire began to slow overnight. There are many resources currently on scene that have been supplied by Alberta Forestry. The west fire guard continues to hold, and crews are working on the east guard. Homes in the area have…

On the afternoon of Wednesday May 3rd Athabasca County fire crews were dispatched to a fire north of Township 670 and east of Jackfish Lake. As of the morning of Thursday May 4th the fire has burnt approximately 100 hectares in size. The fire is being held by fire crews on the east of the…