Historical Information

Last Review/Updated: April 27, 2004

The Alberta historical wildfire incidence data is available through the Forestry Division for the convenience and personal use by government staff, resource users and public. Copyright ©, whether in printed or electronic format, is held by the Government of Alberta.

Available for your convenience are five different sets of data: a ten-year statistical summary of wildfires in Alberta, the historical wildfire database, historical spatial wildfire data, historical weather data and, ministerial orders. Earlier years, 1961 - 1995 will, typically, just have Class E wildfires, which are defined as wildfires that reach a size greater than 200 hectares.