Special Areas Board issues fire advisories

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 14, 2025.

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The Special Areas Board has issued a notice to residents in Special Areas No. 2, 3 and 4 that a fire advisory is now in effect and advises extreme caution and that only necessary burning should take place.

“The public is asked to ensure all fires are attended to and completely extinguished before leaving unattended,” reads a public notice issued Thursday.

The board, which governs the three special rural areas in southeastern Alberta, says campfires are allowed in campgrounds but may be restricted if conditions do not improve.

Incinerator fires are permitted at a minimum distance of 30 metres away from structures and three metres away from combustible materials.

Controlled burns in towns, villages and provincial parks within the Special Areas may be restricted as each handled their own restrictions.

Special Area No. 2 reaches Hanna in the northwest including Dinosaur Provincial Park and extends to Empress in the east. Oyen, Benton, Sibbald, Esther, Youngstown and several other villages make up Special Area No. 3. Special Area No. 4 extends north along the border and includes Consort, Monitor and Compeer.

Currently there are no fire bans within the City of Medicine Hat and Redcliff.

The County of Newell, which includes Brooks, lifted its fire advisory at the end of October due to cooler temperatures.

Cypress County also lifted its fire ban earlier in October which has been downgraded to a fire advisory which remained in effect until the end of October.

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