The hearth advisory issued for the east and west divisions in Rocky View County, Alberta, has been upgraded to a fireplace ban.
Rocky View County Fire Services stated in a launch Thursday the ban will stay in impact so long as high-risk situations stay.
It listed a number of kinds of fires which might be strictly prohibited:
- Incinerators (for farm and acreage use)
- Burning barrels
- Recreational campfires
- Any fires contained inside services and home equipment in designated tenting and leisure areas
- Chimeneas
During a fireplace ban, all burning and fireworks permits are suspended, with the next exceptions:
- Indoor family fireplaces
- Camp stoves (correctly attended)
- Barbecues (charcoal briquettes, propane, or pure gasoline)
- Wood pellet grills
- Propane/pure gasoline hearth pit
- Oil nicely flaring (registration required — name 403-264-1022)
Any one who ignites, fuels, supervises, maintains or permits an out of doors hearth inside the municipal boundaries of Rocky View County throughout a fireplace ban may be fined $1,000. Should the hearth get uncontrolled and an emergency hearth response is required, the particular person answerable for the hearth may be charged the total firefighting prices.
For extra info on hearth bans and advisories go to AlbertaFireBans.ca.
