Should Alberta Update Its Wildfire and Prairie Fire Prevention Rules?
Official title: 2016 Forest and Prairie Protection Act amendments engagement
Why This Matters
Live in rural Alberta? Work in forestry, oil and gas, or utilities? These rules affect how fires are prevented and managed on your land. Indigenous communities and municipalities also had a stake in how fire protection responsibilities are shared.
What Could Change
The Forest and Prairie Protection Act and its regulations were being updated. Changes could affect fire prevention requirements for industries operating near forests and prairies, and how municipalities and Indigenous communities coordinate fire response.
Key Issues
- What level of support exists for each proposed amendment to fire prevention rules?
- How should fire protection responsibilities be shared among industries, municipalities, and Indigenous communities?
How to Participate
- This consultation is now closed. It ran from March 2 to April 15, 2016.
- Read the What We Heard report to see how Albertans responded.
- Review the Forest and Prairie Protection Act to understand the legislation.
What Happened
The consultation ran from March 2 to April 15, 2016. Respondents indicated their level of support for each proposed amendment and provided additional comments. A What We Heard report was published in May 2016 summarizing the feedback received.