County of St. Paul under Fire Ban

At 8:00pm on Thursday night, the County of St. Paul is officially under a full fire ban.

That means no open fires are allowed in campgrounds or in any other area within the County and all fire permits are suspended or cancelled and no new permits will be issued.

The fire ban applies to all areas within the County of St. Paul including campgrounds. The Town of St. Paul is exempt at this time, as they have the authority to issue their own restriction should the need arise.

All open fires within the County are banned, including campfires in campgrounds and random camping areas. This includes charcoal briquettes, turkey fryers and tiki torches.

Fireworks, flying lanterns and exploding targets are also prohibited.

Portable propane fire pits and gas propane stoves designed for cooking or heating are still allowed though.

Wildfires are raging across the province with significant ones in Cold Lake First Nations and Beaver Lake First Nations.

If you have any questions, you may direct enquiries to the County of St. Paul at 780-645-
3301 or St. Paul Fire Services at 780-645-4100.