The Fire Ban for Redwood Meadows has been lifted effective immediately.

Please remember that fire pits of any size require a permit from the town site. Permit application forms can be downloaded here.

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.

We extend a warm welcome to our new 2016 recruit class!

Happy New Year to everyone!

We had 383 calls in 2015. They break down as follows: 189 were medical, 89 rescue, 71 fire, 12 hazmat, and 21 other.

Our busiest truck was ‪120 Rescue, with a total of 242 responses.

Our busiest area of response was Kananaskis with 87 responses. Redwood Meadows had 55, Bragg Creek 50 (Rockyview as a whole was 173), and Tsuut'ina First Nation 52. There were also 10 Foothills responses.

Our busiest day of the week is Sunday with 22% of all responses.

Our busiest time of day is 15:00 with 8.5% of all responses.

Remember that all your responders are volunteers and respond day or night at the drop of a hat!

Thank you to Jean-claude Quenaon from Namtuk Software for providing us with a license for Automatic Email Manager. Your support of Redwood Meadows Emergency Services if greatly appreciated!

This software will allow us to automatically print the e-mail attachements we get from our 9-1-1 dispatch centre for the Unit Dispatch and the Station Clear reports, saving us valuable time. These reports are then taken with us on calls and provide vital information related to the call we are responding to.