Red Deer County has issued a fire ban for the entire county this morning, due to the dry conditions and the expected heat wave in our area over the next couple of days.

The fire ban directly bans the following:

• All outdoor fires presently burning within Red Deer County whether set with permission or under permit of the County, be extinguished immediately, and

• The ignition of all outdoor fires within the boundaries of red Deer County are hereby prohibited.

This ban DOES NOT apply to:

• Fires, which are contained within cooking and heating appliances and which are fuelled by fluids, gases or charcoal briquettes

• Fire contained within industrial facilities for operational purposes. 

Any person violating conditions of this ban may be held for any damages and/or costs associated with extinguishing the fire and full prosecution with penalties, in accordance with Red Deer County Fire Services Bylaw 2012/14 and/or the Forest Prairie Protection Act RSA.

For more information on all the fire bans in Alberta, go to albertafirebans.ca.