A busy day for response agencies in the valley continues. With Exshaw Fire Rescue engaged on a large #GrassFire in Morley, ENGINE-2 is responding for a large brush/grass fire along #Hwy1 EB lane, east of Deadman’s Flats. #ABRoads

HIGHWAY LANE CLOSURE EB #Hwy1 is closed at Deadman’s Flats for a large wildland/grass fire along the highway. #ABRoads

Our Incident Commander on the wild land fire at Deadman’s Flats has just informed us that the initial attack crews from Canmore will be relieved and should be returning to STATION-1 shortly.

ENGINE-1, UTILITY-2, UTILITY-1 and SPU-1; along with Exshaw Fire Rescue’s 169-TENDER, 169-ENGINE & 169-BUSHBUGGY; & a water tender from Kananaskis Emergency Services, have been released. Alberta Wildfire have assumed command of all operations on the 10 ha fire east of Deadman’s Flats.

AND NOW THE CLEANUP BEGINS Hoses & equipment to wash, trucks to clean & inventory, personal gear to launder & most important…firefighters to decontaminate. Spare a thought for all the 1st responders. Some will be home in an hour or two, many will still be on shift until the AM.

“CWF-108 is currently classified as BEING HELD at 6 hectares. So with our committed resources, sufficient suppression action has been taken that this wildfire is not likely to spread beyond the existent boundaries under prevailing and forecasting conditions….

THE RAIN DID IT’S JOB! The ground personnel on the Deadman’s Flats wildfire (CWF-108) only found 4 hot spots today, and are dealing with those. Demob of equipment has begun. As crews are on site today, the highway is back to 50km/h through the burn section. #ABRoads

EXTINGUISHED! All crews have now been pulled off the Dead Man’s Flats fire (CWF-108). The fire is considered #extinguished. Great job by Alberta Wildfire and all the supporting cast, on the ground and in the air.

Happy #InternationalDogDay to our canines, their handlers, and to their working dog colleagues around the world. #NationalDogDay #dogsoftwitter #dogswithjobs

344 FIREFIGHTERS, 71 LAW ENFORCEMENT, 55 MILITARY We remember……! !

We have changed our name to Canmore Firefighters Association, to be consistent with our Facebook page. Follow us for an insight into the work of our paramedic firefighters. We will also continue to post local safety and public information messages here. #CanmoreFirefightersAssociation

We are honoured to have seven members of Canmore Fire Rescue, and #Baillie🐾 our search dog, on this All Hazards Disaster Response Team. Canada Task Force 2 can be deployed provincially, nationally and possibly internationally, in response to a major incident that overwhelms local agencies.

R.I.P YOUR MAJESTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO BRITAIN & THE COMMONWEALTH. THE END OF AN ERA. Elizabeth II Regina, 1926-2022

“LADIES IN RED” Two of our main fire attack engines having some TLC during morning “truck checks”. #TenderLovingCare

NEVER FORGET….. #CanadianFirefighterMemorialDay

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK… We have a proud tradition of female firefighters in the Bow Valley. Here, a Banff firefighter is helped into her gear and “buddy checked” before entering a recent structure fire on Banff Avenue. #WomenInFire