More than $11K in fines issued during record Alberta wildfire season

The Alberta government has levied more than $11,000 in fines for wildfire-prevention violations this year.

The Alberta government has levied more than $11,000 in fines for wildfire-prevention violations this year.

Nineteen violation tickets, with fines totalling $11,520, were given out between April 1 and July 31, according to statistics provided by Alberta's forestry and parks ministry.

Most of the tickets were for failing to extinguish an open outdoor fire during a fire ban, which comes with a $600 fine.

Tickets have also been issued this year for operating equipment or an off-highway vehicle during a restriction, burning without a permit, and breaking the conditions of a fire permit. All are violations of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act.

A small portion of the tickets were levied under other legislation.