Officials upgraded the wildfire hazard to high and issued a fire advisory for the Fort McMurray Management Area.
Environment and Sustainable Resource Development is not issuing any new burn permits and current permits are suspended until the weather changes or conditions improve.
There aren’t any wildfires burning in the region right now. Seven have started since March 1, and all of them were human caused.
ESRD is reminding people to put out fires by soaking it, stirring it and soaking it again.
