Pigeon Lake Agency REMA

01/17/2025

06/14/2024

Emergency Preparedness Resources

Get ready for emergencies and disasters by taking simple steps now. To be prepared, you need to know what to do, where to go, and have enough supplies for a week or more. Supplies include food, water, medications and important documents. Include supplies for your pets as well.

Preparing in advance can keep you safe and comfortable, and help you get back to your normal life and work more quickly. It also helps others because emergency responders can focus on helping those who need it the most.

Visit Alberta Emergency Preparedness (https://www.alberta.ca/emergency-preparedness) for great resources!

06/06/2024

🍂 that maintaining your gutters and eaves is a crucial step in protecting your home from wildland fire risks? Eaves and gutters need to be cleared of debris to prevent embers from igniting your home.

Here are a few tips:

- Regularly clean your gutters
- Select a boxed-in or soffited-eave design for your home
- Screen over or behind vents with 3mm non-combustible mesh

To learn more, take a look at our fact Sheet: https://ow.ly/BMC450S6SKQ

06/05/2024

8:44p SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUED by Environment Canada

DATE: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

(Locations listed below description)

Updated or ended by 10:43 P.M. Mdt.

At 8:44 P.M. Mdt, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, nickel to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain.

This severe thunderstorm is located 10 km Northeast of Pigeon Lake and is moving toward the southeast at 40 km/h.

Take cover immediately, if threatening weather Approaches. Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: Large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using .

end/paspc

CONTINUED:

- Co. Of Wetaskiwin Near Pigeon Lake
- Co. Of Wetaskiwin Near Wetaskiwin Millet And Hwy 2
- Leduc Co. Near Calmar And Devon

https://instantweather.ca/2024/06/05/Jj7Yxk-severe-thunderstorm-warning-continued/

04/23/2024

Update: May 3, 2024:
Effective May 3, 2024 at 15:00 pm, the County of Wetaskiwin is downgrading from a TOTAL FIRE BAN to a FIRE RESTRICTION.

Original Post:
Effective April 23, 2024 at 1:00 pm, the County of Wetaskiwin is under a TOTAL FIRE BAN.

There is an increased risk of wildfire due to dry conditions and high winds.

No outdoor fires are allowed, including:
* Open burning
* Fires contained to burn barrels, firepits or charcoal barbecues

All outdoor fires currently burning must be extinguished immediately.

The discharge of fireworks is not allowed.

All fire permits are suspended and no new fire permits will be issued for the duration of this FIRE BAN.

Residents can use cooking and heating appliances, including barbecues, firepits and patio heaters, that are fueled by liquid fuel such as propane or natural gas. Pellet fueled cooking is allowed with extreme caution.

Off-Highway Vehicles can start wildfires – check frequently to ensure hotspots are free of debris, and make sure mufflers and spark arrestors are working properly.

When operating equipment, clear debris from moving parts, check your muffler and keep equipment in good repair. Do not operate equipment in tall grass. Keep watch of your surroundings and ensure you have sufficient firefighting equipment and water available. Equipment fires or work-related sparks, friction and hot exhaust can cause even small amounts of dry fuels to ignite into a wildfire and spread easily.

The TOTAL FIRE BAN will remain in effect until conditions improve.

Residents are encouraged to learn and implement effective Fire Smart (https://firesmartalberta.ca/) tips to reduce hazard within their property, acreage, or farm. More information can be found at www.farmfiresmart.ca

Thank you for your continued efforts in helping keep County of Wetaskiwin residents and communities safe!

04/13/2024

04/12/2024

Wetaskiwin county is under a fire advisory keep up to date at www.albertafirebans.ca and all information concerning the advisory or County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 page

04/12/2024

The County of Wetaskiwin has issued a FIRE ADVISORY effective April 11, 2024, 1:00 PM.

Forecasted increased temperatures, increased wind gusts and declining relative humidity are contributing to increased fire hazards throughout the County as the snowpack dissipates.

Existing Fire Permits shall be monitored and maintained to extinguishment. New Fire Permit requests will be issued as conditions allow. All previous permitted sites are required to check for, and mitigate as necessary, holdover fires (ground fires).

Contact a Fire Guardian in your division to get your Fire Permit before your burn. Or check out our new Online Fire Permitting system.

All residents are encouraged to use caution with allowable recreational - camp, cooking, or warming fires, burn barrels, or other acceptable appliances.

Residents are encouraged to learn and implement effective Fire Smart tips to reduce hazards within their property, acreage, or farm. More information can be found at www.firesmart.ca.

Please watch the County of Wetaskiwin website (www.county.wetaskiwin.ab.ca) and Alberta Fire Bans website (www.albertafirebans.ca)

01/12/2024

Extreme cold warning continued for:
Leduc Co. near Warburg Thorsby and Pigeon Lake, Alta. (076510)
Co. of Wetaskiwin near Pigeon Lake, Alta. (076540)

Current details:
A long period of extremely cold temperatures and wind chills continues.

Wind chill values between -40 and -55 are occurring this morning, and will continue through the day.

Temperatures will continue to fall through the weekend. Saturday morning and Sunday morning will be the coldest, with temperatures ranging from -40 to -48°C, and wind chill values near -55. Wind chills could even be a bit colder in open and exposed areas.

Patches of dense ice fog are possible, especially near communities.

Temperatures and wind chills are forecast to warm up somewhat early next week.

Extreme cold puts everyone at risk.

Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.

Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.

Dress warmly. Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm. The outer layer should be wind resistant.

Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.

If it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Watch for colour changes on fingers and toes, pain, numbness, a tingling sensation, or swelling. If present, move indoors and begin warming.

Keep moving to maintain your body heat and seek shelter from the wind.

Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up.

Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.

08/23/2023

Issued at 2023-08-23 11:31AM MDT by Environment Canada:
Weather advisory issued for:
Leduc Co. near Warburg Thorsby and Pigeon Lake, Alta. (076510)
Co. of Wetaskiwin near Pigeon Lake, Alta. (076540)

Current details:
Funnel clouds are possible from near noon until early this evening. The advisory may be extended to the east this afternoon.

These types of funnel clouds are generated by weak rotation under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms. This weak rotation is normally not a danger near the ground. However, there is a chance that this rotation could intensify and become a weak landspout tornado.