Fire Prevention Notice issued for Pincher Creek area

• Fire Prevention Notice for M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9
• Pincher Creek Emergency Services responds to small grass fire

A Fire Prevention Notice has been issued for the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 effective April 26, 2013.

Fuel conditions have changed rapidly since Monday April 22.  The snow has disappeared and the warm, dry, windy conditions make for dangerous burning conditions. Fire permits have not yet been cancelled, but the situation is extreme.  Please be careful and call 911 immediately if you see a fire.

Permits are required 12 months/ year for all types of burning.

Pincher Creek Emergency Services responded with a fire engine and a tender truck to a small grass fie in the Summerview area on May 25, 2013.  Less than a quarter acre was burned before the fire was doused.  According to Chief of Emergency Services Dave Cox the fire hazard is high in the area.  Despite recent wet weather the area is quite dry.