News Release: Municipality thanks all who responded to protect and support region during wildfire: Read the release for more: rmwb.ca/en/news/munici…

📞🚒 Today is an important day for Wood Buffalo. EMS dispatch is back in our community. Watch as Mayor Bowman shares a heartfelt message with our 911 dispatchers, recognizing their local knowledge and expertise. Across this region, our dispatchers ensure that whenever you call

The wildfire risk is expected to increase over the next few days due to warm and dry conditions. 🔥 Be especially careful with smoking materials in the forest area and make sure any campfires are safely out before leaving. 📱Report wildfires by calling 310-FIRE (3473). Be

Check your mailbox in the coming days for information about the new rules for backyard fire pits and outdoor burning in Fort McMurray. 🔥Be fire safe this summer. Before lighting a backyard fire, know the rules. Please read the information sheet and consider keeping it for

Fort McMurray Fire Department commemorating 50 years of service and honour: Regional Fire Chief statement #ymm #rmwb @rmwoodbuffalo ow.ly/tAw050SvrSN

A fire ban remains in effect for the entire Wood Buffalo region, including Fort McMurray. 🔥No outdoor fires of any kind are allowed as continued hot and dry weather has led to extreme fire hazard conditions. For more details on fire restrictions and bans, visit

The municipality has lifted the Fire Ban for Fort McMurray. The fire ban for the forest area has also been lifted by the province. Please be diligent and responsible while enjoying trails, campfires and backyard firepits. Read the release for more: ow.ly/929250SPG7a #ymm

Woo-Hoo! It's a long weekend and now that the fire ban is lifted, we can enjoy backyard fire pits and safe backcountry campfires. 🔥Please be careful and responsible. See our video for important safety tips and information on updated rules for outdoor fires in Fort McMurray.

All funds budgeted for the FireSmart Home Rebate Program in Fort McMurray have now been claimed. At this time, some rebates reserved for rural communities remain available. 🙏Thank you so much for your support of #FireSmart. The RMWB Emergency Services team has already completed more

FireSmart work will begin next week in Thickwood near Signal Road and Ermine Crescent. Work will include thinning and the removal of dead and unhealthy trees. This will improve the area's resilience to wildfire. See the notice: ow.ly/K74H50TaeMs @rmwoodbuffalo #ymm #rmwb

Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 6-12) is coming up fast. Throughout October, (while supplies last) bring your expired or non-working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to Fire Hall 5 for a free exchange. #ymm #rmwb RMWB Emergency Services Learn more: ow.ly/SlHf50TCEl3

Fire Prevention Week may be over, but it’s not too late to check if your smoke or carbon monoxide alarms are working. If any are not working or expired, bring them to Fire Hall 5 this October, and we’ll exchange them for free! Find details at ow.ly/3lbf50TMJoQ #ymm #rmwb

Nora would like to remind everyone that when it’s time to change the clocks, it’s time to check your smoke and CO alarms. 🕑Daylight saving time ends this weekend (Nov. 3) and the clocks fall back an hour. Change the batteries and test all alarms in your home. #rmwb #ymm

We've collected boxes of old CO and smoke alarms and exchanged them for new ones. It’s Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week . Make sure you have working CO alarms in your home. The free exchange continues until Nov. 7 at Fire Hall 5. Don’t miss out. Check your alarms today.

Ongoing controlled burns in the Birchwood Trails are part of a #rmwb FireSmart fuel reduction project. For more information, please visit: ow.ly/r4OU50UhKZ1 An Alberta Wildfire team is also conducting #ymm wildfire mitigation burns behind Ermine Crescent this week.

Regional Emergency Services Incident Report - Dec. 5 Bell Crescent House Fire: #ymm #rmwb ow.ly/SU0l50UmAy7

Firefighters from Anzac and Fort McMurray responded to a fire on Saturday morning, Dec. 14 that destroyed a house on Lakeshore Road, Fort McMurray 468 First Nation. Read the release for more: ow.ly/I3TT50UsG65

Incident report: A resident was transported to hospital with undetermined injuries as the result of a mobile home fire on Grant Way on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19. Read the release for more: ow.ly/1Upg50UvhFB

Shortly after midnight, Jan. 1, Regional Emergency Services firefighters responded to several 911 calls for a fully involved residential fire in a two-storey townhouse unit on O’Coffey Crescent. For more, read the release: ow.ly/f2jj50Uz4cR

A townhouse was significantly damaged but no injuries were reported in an early morning Jan. 3 fire at a Keyano College (Riedel Complex) townhouse unit. For more, see the incident report: ow.ly/h3Bz50UzuQB