Historical wildfire data : 1961 to 1982

Dataset including information on wildfires in the province of Alberta from 1961 to 1982, inclusive. Information tracked for each fire includes: cause, size, location (latitude and longitude, legal land description, and forest area), time and duration, weather conditions, staffing and physical resources used to suppress the fire, and area burned.

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Source https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/wildfire-data-1961-1982#summary
Last Updated September 24, 2025, 23:01 (UTC)
Created September 24, 2025, 23:00 (UTC)
Date Added to catalogue 2022-11-22
Date Issued 1995-08-01
Date Modified 1995-08-01
End Date 1982-12-31
Date Created 1995-08-01
Creator Environmental Protection (1992-1999)
Language English (Canadian)
License https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Organization Alberta Government
Publisher Environmental Protection (1992-1999)
Start Date 1961-01-01
Theme Energy and Natural Resources
Update Once
Usage Information The Alberta Forest Service initiated the modern era of wildfire recordkeeping in 1931, the first complete fire season under provincial jurisdiction. Over the years, this information has been recorded, stored and made available in different formats. From 1961 to 1982, reports were entered and stored on a mainframe.