Tips From FireSmart for Wildfire Preparedness

  • Downloading the FireSmart Begins at Home app and undertaking a structure ignition-zone assessment.
  • Raking and removing pine needles and dry leaves within a minimum of 1.5 metres of a home’s foundation. As time permits, continue up to a 10-metre distance around the home. Dispose of collected debris in appropriate trash receptacles.
  • Cleaning pine needles from roof and gutters.
  • Getting out your measuring tape and seeing how close wood piles are located to the home. If closer than 10 metres, relocating and moving the pile at least 10 metres from structures.
  • Sweeping porches and decks to clear them of leaves and pine needles. Raking under decks, porches, sheds and play structures.
  • Mowing grass to a height of 10 centimetres or less.
  • Removing items stored under decks and porches and relocating them to a storage shed, garage, or basement. Gasoline cans and portable propane tanks should never be stored indoors and should be located away from the home.

For additional information, visit www.firesmartcanada.ca

 

FIRE SMART CLEAN UP

May 16th – 26th

(During each site’s Normal Summer Days of Operation)

Fees for disposing of Leaves, Grass and Branches will be waived at all Athabasca Regional Waste Transfer Sites

Click on the link below to make your property Fire Safe!

Begins-at-Home-Guide-With-Self-Assessment-WEB.pdf (firesmartcanada.ca)

Large Loads, tree trunks larger than 6” and stumps are not acceptable at the Transfer Sites

NO DUMP TRAILERS   OR   DUMP TRUCK LOADS

Large Loads may be acceptable at the Athabasca Regional Landfill or the Boyle Landfill at set tip fees.  Please call for information and Hours of Operation.

Got an Appliance?

Next Round-Ups:
May 16th – 26th, 2025
August 29th – Sept 8th, 2025

Appliances without Freon include washers, dryers, furnaces, hot water tanks, dish washers, and stoves. They are accepted at all sites any time at a cost of $10.00/ea

During a Spring or Fall Round-Up any items above are free to drop off at any Athabasca Commission Site during normal operating hours.

Appliances with Freon include fridges, freezers, water coolers and air conditioning units. They are accepted at all sites any time at a cost of $20.00/ea.

During a Spring or Fall Appliance Round-Up any units with freon have a reduced cost of $10.00/ea. at any Athabasca Commission Site during normal operating hours.