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Prince Albert Grand Council and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency partner on a new initiative to prevent human-caused wildfires and grass fires in northern Saskatchewan.

A controlled burn got out of control on Tuesday, resulting in the Saskatoon Fire Department battling the blaze.

"Wet down the area to control the burn, till the area that's around the outside of the controlled burn," Rob Hogan reminded the public after a 200-hectare grassfire on Tuesday.

Edmonton fire crews were called to the scene of a large grass fire near some rail tracks off Hayter Road at 3:56 a.m.

As Alberta prepares for what's expected to be a busy fire season ahead, many municipalities are restricting fire activities.

According to the Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard, as of Friday afternoon, there were 64 active wildfires. At this time last year, the province saw around 15 active wildfires.

A section of Symons Valley Road was closed to traffic Tuesday as firefighters battled a large grassfire that put several homes in jeopardy.

The Victoria Day long weekend in Calgary has been known to range from tobogganing to swimming weather.  This year, it's clearly on the running through the sprinkler side.

Some residents of Strathcona County were told they had to leave their homes on Friday night as smoke from one of the fires in that region was seen drifting into Alberta's capital.

'We can only do so much. And we need their assistance just to help reduce risk, to help us get through the next period of time while conditions are as dry as they are.'

The Canmore Firefighters Association on Facebook said that crews from Kananaskis, Canmore, Exhaw and provincial resources were responding to the blaze. 

<p>A downed power line may be to blame for a major grassfire burning near Lethbridge.<br />  </p>

<p>Fire Crews have been battling a grassfire in Charleswood since Sunday afternoon.</p> <br />

Edmonton firefighters were kept busy Friday, responding to about a dozen grass fires throughout the North Saskatchewan River valley near the downtown core.

Fire department (NBFD) is temporarily prohibiting open air fires in R.M. of North Battleford.

Fire crews were called into action after reports of smoke in the woods beside Johnson Bentley Memorial Centre around 10 a.m.

Two separate grass fires fuelled by strong winds are forcing people from their homes in southern Alberta.<br />

Calgary Firefighters continue to put out hot spots after battling a massive grassfire on Tsuu T’ina First Nation Saturday afternoon.

The five blazes broke out about five kilometres south of the town on Thursday morning, forcing firefighters from six surrounding communities to rush to the scene.

The blazes broke out near Indus, which is in Rocky View County about six kilometres outside of Calgary.