Given the hot, dry conditions over Central Alberta, a fire restriction is in place for County of Stettler.
The county is also asking farmers in the fields to ensure they have a fire extinguisher on their equipment at all times.
“It seems ‘rock strikes’ are causing a lot of problems in our area this summer,” the County of Stettler said in a release.
The fire restriction prohibits the issuance of fire permits and discharge of all fireworks. It allows burning barrels provided they are covered with a metal mesh screen with openings no larger than 13 mm.
The fire restriction allows fire pits contained by non-combustible material with a metal mesh screen with openings no larger than 13 mm and allows authorized burning at waste transfer sites.
The fire restriction is in place until further notice from the county.
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