Weather conditions are key factors for determining fire danger. Weather also strongly influences fire behavior.
The Forestry Division maintains a year-round fire weather forecast office consisting of:
- Four fire weather meteorologists
- Two seasonal technicians
The weather office monitors changes in weather conditions that influence the fire environment. The weather section is responsible for:
- Producing two fire weather forecasts and briefings per day during the fire season (March to October)
- Providing weather expertise for fire management activities (including wildfire suppression, prescribed burns, forest health programs, pre-suppression planning and resource deployment)
- Supplying weather forecasts and updates to other provincial agencies, such as the Alberta Environment River Flow Forecast Team
- Managing and archiving fire weather and lightning data from our remote sensing network
- Providing support to fire control training courses, especially fire weather and fire behavior instruction
For questions about fire weather information, contact the Weather Section at:
Updated: Nov 9, 2018