Sundre Fire Rescue Society

06/18/2026

Hey Sundre!

Start your day with delicious pancakes and meet your local firefighters. The Sundre Fire Department will be joining the pancake breakfast and you’re invited!

⏰ When: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
📍 Where: Freeson Bros Parking Lot

Bring the family along for:

• Candy for the Kids 🍬

• Fire Truck Displays

• Meet and Greet with Firefighters 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒

Don’t miss out on this fun and tasty community event. We can’t wait to see you there!

05/25/2026

The Town of Sundre is aware of an incident north of town and understands residents may have questions or concerns.

Appropriate agencies did respond and are monitoring the situation.

The Town will continue to stay informed and share updates if needed.

05/20/2026

Here is a closer look at our brand new tender!

Thank you to our friends over at Rocky Mountain Phoenix who made this truck exactly what we needed!

05/19/2026

🔥FIRE RESTRICTION IN EFFECT🔥

Effective May 19, 2026, the Fire Ban throughout Mountain View County has been downgraded to a Fire Restriction. Due to moisture received by some parts of the County over the past 72 hours, Wildfire RWF-036-2026 being transitioned to a "being held" state and favorable conditions forecasted for the remainder of the week.

🚫What's not allowed:
- All Outdoor Fires, as defined by the County’s Fire Bylaw, must be extinguished.
- Lighting any Outdoor Fires is prohibited.
- This includes open fires, fireworks, recreational fires and fires that have previously received a Fire Permit.

✅What's still allowed:
- Acceptable burning barrels
- Acceptable fire pits
- Acceptable outdoor fireplaces
- Barbecues
- Household fireplaces
- AER flaring
- Compressed gas fires (i.e. propane or natural gas fires/firetables)

No new permits will be issued until the Fire Restriction is lifted.

Further information on Mountain View County’s Fire Bylaw can be obtained on our website at: www.mountainviewcounty.com/p/fire-permits-regulations or by contacting the Mountain View County office at 403-335-3311.

For additional information on current fire bans within the Province of Alberta, visit: www.albertafirebans.ca

05/17/2026

UPDATE: THIS ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BgssmkkYx/

This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Clearwater County has extended its wildfire alert.

This alert remains in effect for the southern portion of Clearwater County, South of Township 35, East of Range 13, West of Hwy 22, as per the attached map.

There is an out of control wildfire approximately 5 km north of the James-Wilson Provincial Recreation Area, northwest of Sundre near Highway 40 (Forestry Trunk Road) and Highway 584.)

This area remains on evacuation alert. There is no mandatory evacuation for residents at this time; however, the public has been cleared of this area to allow for firefighting operations to take place. Avoid the area until further notice. This alert will be updated if an evacuation of residents in the area is required.

https://alberta.ca/aea/cap/2026/05/17/2026-05-17T16_08_48-06_00=ClearwaterCounty=154C0313-5BBA-41D5-8C34-D8855551D958.htm

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

THIS ALERT HAS BEEN UPDATED: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JLYRRJSgn/

This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. Clearwater County has updated a wildfire alert.

This alert is in effect for the southern portion of Clearwater County, South of Township 35, East of Range 13, West of Hwy 22, as per the attached map.

There is an out of control wildfire approximately 5 km north of the James-Wilson Provincial Recreation Area, northwest of Sundre near Highway 40 (Forestry Trunk Road) and Highway 584.

This area remains on evacuation alert. There is no mandatory evacuation for residents at this time; however, the public has been cleared of this area to allow for firefighting operations to take place. Avoid the area until further notice. This alert will be updated if an evacuation of residents in the area is required.

https://www.alberta.ca/aea/cap/2026/05/15/2026-05-15T16_31_42-06_00=ClearwaterCounty=6864031E-8AED-4BE2-AC1D-071DCCDEA9B7.htm

05/15/2026

In alignment with the fire ban in Mountain View County, the Town of Sundre has also issued a complete fire ban, effective immediately.