Lethbridge County Urges Extra Caution as Wildfire Risk Climbs
LETHBRIDGE – As a wildfire devastates Fort McMurray and we continue to see above average temperatures in our part of the province, Lethbridge County is reminding everyone to be extra cautious.
Emergency Services Coordinator Darryl Beaton explained that because of recent cultivation in the county, we don’t have the fuels needed to sustain a major fire, but said that will change as we move into the summer months.
“If people were just paying attention, being conscious of their burning activities, barbecues, fire pits, burning piles, cigarette butts, all of these things are potential ignition sources for large, dangerous fires,” stated Beaton.
He also noted that your first step in the event of a fire should be calling 911 before doing anything else, saying if you think you might need help, you probably do.