Fire Services

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been downgraded to No Restriction.

• Normal burning rules apply.

Learn more on our Fire Hazard Levels webpage.

Please be advised that Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Restriction, effective May 17 at 3 p.m.

• Fire hazard conditions are at a level where fires can start and grow quickly. No open burning fires or major burn operations are allowed.
• Safe, recreational fires in approved fire pits, burn barrels/incinerators with screens, as well as gas/propane stoves, barbeques and fire bowls are allowed.
• Major burn, outdoor fire, and consumer fireworks permits are cancelled at this time, and no new permits will be issued. 

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Restriction.

• Fire hazard conditions are at a level where fires can start and grow quickly. No open burning fires or major burn operations are allowed. 
• Safe, recreational fires in approved fire pits, burn barrels/incinerators with screens, as well as gas/propane stoves, barbeques and fire bowls are allowed.
• Major burn, outdoor fire, and consumer fireworks permits are cancelled at this time, and no new permits will be issued.

Parkland County Fire Services celebrated the graduation of its 2025 recruit class on April 8, recognizing 20 new firefighters as they officially joined the service.

If you burned piles this winter, be sure to check on them and extinguish any hot spots immediately. Outdoor winter fires can smolder underground, even beneath snow and ice. When warm and windy spring conditions arrive, dry grass can ignite into what's known as a 'holdover fire' and spread quickly.

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to No Restriction.

This October, Parkland County Fire Services achieved a major milestone, becoming the only Canadian fire department selected to participate in the Fire Department Exchange (FDX) program, hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona, by the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ (IAFC) — and only the second Canadian department ever to take part.

Parkland County's Fire Hazard Level has been updated to Fire Advisory.

Parkland County is now under a Fire Ban.

Fire Services warns residents that a fire restriction or ban may be coming if conditions do not improve. Open fires are allowed with permits, but residents are reminded to be extra vigilant.