Fire chiefs across southern Alberta are increasingly concerned about the risk of wildfire due to the current dry conditions.

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This week, some municipalities in southern Alberta, including Foothills and Cyprus counties, have enacted fire restrictions, and some, including Lethbridge County and Vulcan County, have put fire bans in place.

Patrick Neumann, fire chief for both the Town of Pincher Creek and the surrounding municipal district, said Friday that 2025 could be a busy fire year in southwestern Alberta.

“Especially in the southwest corner of the province, we’ve got very, very little rain since the beginning of the April probably,” he said, adding some areas south of Highway 3 have had more precipitation.

On Friday, the region moved to a fire restriction, from an

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