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FIRE ADVISORY

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June 11, 2025

Fire Advisory In Effect

June 11, 2025, 9:00 AM

Fire Advisory in Effect

Due to current dry conditions and anticipated winds, a FIRE ADVISORY is now in effect for Kneehill County.

Burn permits may be applied for; however, due to varying conditions throughout the County, Fire Guardians may deny permit applications.
Please continue to use extreme caution and follow all fire safety guidelines.

Under a Fire Advisory:

  • Campfires, backyard fires, and charcoal briquettes are allowed.
  • New burn permits will be issued on a case-by-case basis.
  • If conditions worsen, a Fire Restriction or Fire Ban may be instated.

Prohibited:

Any burning without a valid fire permit, other than a campfire, is prohibited.

Apply for a Burn Permit

The Burn Pits at Kneehill County’s Torrington and Linden Transfer Sites may be impacted by the Fire Advisory, depending on burn permit approval. 
Please call ahead to the Transfer Sites to see if they are accepting materials for burning before you go.
Torrington: 403-443-9476, and Linden:  587-321-0217.

NOTE: This Fire Advisory only applies to Kneehill County and the hamlets within (Sunnyslope, Huxley, Torrington, Wimborne, and Swalwell). The Town of Trochu, the Town of Three Hills, and the Villages of Acme, Carbon, and Linden will have their own advisory or restrictions, if any. Please call their offices or visit their websites for details in their jurisdictions.

Stay up-to-date on fire bans in Alberta, at www.albertafirebans.ca, and sign up to receive Fire Ban notifications from Kneehill County via text and email.

Trochu Senior Housing construction update: Some aerials of the construction site. Large excavating equipment installing manholes for sanitary sewer and storm sewer. Water lines already installed. Grey under slab plumbing being laid. White underfloor electrical conduit to run power lines through. Green poly being laid over gravel base in preparation for cement floors. Smaller excavation equipment digging trenches for plumbing and electrical lines. Including shovels and wheelbarrows. Foundation walls for Phase 5 being built. Coring holes through cement walls for power and sewer lines. Dozens of stacks of prebuilt walls lined up.

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Trochu Seniors Housing Construction Update – Proceeding with footings and foundation of Phase 5. Notice large excavation pit for main elevator. Underfloor plumbing for Phase 1 is underway. Walls are being prebuilt under tent cover to be erected soon. Almost completed all walls for Phase 1 and 2 for 2 floors. Notice pics of stacks of walls. Underground utilities materials have been delivered. Water, sewer, and storm sewer supplies are onsite.

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