Lacombe County issued total fire ban

Lacombe County has upgraded the current Fire Restriction to a Fire Ban due to extremely dry, hot conditions. This ban will remain in effect until conditions improve.

Effective immediately, Lacombe County will issue no new fire permits or fireworks permits, and existing permits have already been canceled.

• No burning barrels are permitted under this ban.
• Gas/propane stoves, barbeques, and portable propane fire pits are permitted but must be always attended to.
• Any outdoor fires, including campfires, presently burning within Lacombe County must be extinguished immediately.
• The ignition of all outdoor fires within the boundaries of Lacombe County are hereby prohibited.

This ban DOES NOT apply to:

• Fires which are contained within cooking and heating appliances, and which are fueled by fluids, gases, charcoal briquettes, or wood pellets.
• Propane-fueled fire pits.

Lacombe County and the Lacombe County Fire Services remind the public to use caution when:

• Operating Off-Road Vehicles or farm equipment, as hot exhaust pipes pose a fire hazard.
• Disposing of cigarette butts, as they can easily light dried brush and grass.

In addition, Lacombe County Fire Services encourages all landowners who have had burn permits in the last six months, to check their burn locations to ensure fires are fully extinguished.

Please visit our website, www.lacombecounty.com, for the most current information.