RMES Fire Chief Rob Evans, in conjuntion with town site administration, has issued a Fire Ban for the town site of Redwood Meadows effective immediately, due to the heat, wind and dry conditions.

No open fires, the use of firepits, or solid fuel barbecues (charcoal briquettes) are allowed.

Liquid fuel barbecues (propane and natural gas) are allowed.

Please check this page for a list of prohibited activities and exceptions to the fire ban.

By-Law #98-2:

- Violations: Illegal burning fine $100 / per incident

- Violations: Attendance by fire department for illegal burning  Contract Rates / per incident

This fire ban shall remain in effect until such time as The Townsite deems appropriate as authorized by the Redwood Meadows Fire Department.

Call 9-1-1 for emergencies.

Please check the Alberta Fire Bans website for up-to-date information.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2017!

RMES had a busy year as usual. Our all-volunteer organization ran 351 calls in 2016 - nearly one each day of the year.

Here is a breakdown of the call types:

• 216 of them were medical co-responses supporting AHS EMS.
• 46 of them were fire-related,
• 62 were rescues of some sort,
• 17 were hazardous materials incidents,
• the remaining 10 calls were of 'other' types which don't fit into the above categories.

Our trucks were busy as follows:

• The busiest truck, as always, was 120 Rescue, going on 244 responses in 2016.
• Second busiest was 120 Rapid Response, taking 89 calls.
• Third busiest was 120 Engine, the fire pumper, going to 47 calls.

Your volunteers responded into the townsite of Redwood Meadows 54 times this year, the hamlet of Bragg Creek 54 times as well, and other parts of Rocky View County 124 times.

We also provided service onto the Tsuut'ina First Nation 52 times and Kananaskis Country 61 times. We responded into the Municipal District of Foothills 5 times.

Our busiest fire call type was burning complaints, owing to the extremely dry conditions in May with fire bans in place all over the province.

Our busiest medical call type, other than motor vehicle collisions, was traumatic injuries, again to be expected with the high volume of recreation that goes on in our region.

All the best to everyone out there and have a great 2017!

Once again RMES will be providing safe sites during this years Halloween in Redwood Meadows.

Fire trucks will be parked in strategical locations throughout Redwood Meadows from approximately 5:45pm till approximately 8:00pm (or later depending on the number of Halloweeners) where firefighters will hand out candy and where children (and adults) can go to when they are lost or when they are frightend.

Our 2016 recruitment campaign has now closed.

Over the next few weeks our recruitment team will go over all the submission. Those individuals selected for a meet an greet session will be contacted shortly.

Anyone with questions is encouraged to review the recruitment process page or the faq page.

Once again Firefighters take to the roof of Bragg Creek Foods to raise funds and awareness for Firefighter Health & Wellness. The 2-day event includes: Live Music, Licensed BBQ, Merchandise, Fire Trucks, Raffles, Prizes, Yoga, Fitness Class, the Man Van and MORE!!

Entry is FREE so come enjoy one final summer party and help support a great cause!

We are one month away! Come join us in Bragg Creek Sept. 10 & 11 for another great event in support of our Firefighter Health & Wellness programs.