The Northeast River Valley Park was closed for a prescribed burn, meant to clear grass and weeds in the park. Preventative fire is a recent add to the city's fire protection plan.
Edmonton firefighters are taking a different approach to fire safety, lighting a fire instead of putting them out. Crews lit a prescribed burn in a city park. As Erik Bay explains, it’s a new step the city is including in its wildfire prevention plans.
“It’s critical for us,” Szydlowski said. “The river valley is the heart of our city and it’s really important that it’s well-preserved and activated at the same time.”“We’ve been doing some reduction of fuel loads in some areas, but also working to manage and monitor areas, keeping an eye on moisture levels,” Grove said.
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